Judge Approves Transocean Plea Deal

February 14, 2013 Subscribe · Forward Judge Approves Transocean Plea Deal NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A federal judge has approved Transocean Ltd.'s agreement with the Justice Department to plead guilty to a misdemeanor charge and pay $400 million in criminal penalties for its role in the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill.  Continue reading... GAO To Congress: The Climate Is Changing East Coast Faces Rising Seas From Slowing Gulf Stream Fish Species May Be Threatened By Drug-Tainted Water, New Study Shows RFK Jr. And Others Arrested Outside White House PHOTO: Wicked Shot Of Post-Blizzard Boston From Plane Obama's State Of The Union Call Has Popular Support PHOTOS: Adorable Pygmy Chameleon Captured In Stunning Photos Obama Declares Federal Emergency After Mississippi Tornado PHOTO: Wicked Shot Of Post-Blizzard Boston From Plane RFK Jr. And Others Arrested Outside White House AL GORE False Spontaneity of the Tea Party A new study by the National Cancer Institute of the National Institute of Medicine reveals that the Tea Party Movement was planned over a decade ago by groups with ties to the tobacco and fossil fuel industries. Continue reading... TED DANSON Obama for the Oceans: What the President Can Do in His Second Term for People Who Depend on the Oceans Despite the political gridlock that still binds Congress, the Obama administration can make substantial improvements to the health of the ocean on its own -- improvements that spur our economy, and restore and protect abundant oceans. Continue reading... TERRY TAMMINEN The Real Japan-China Conflict The two Asian powerhouses have now begun to argue over a shared threat that actually does have impacts on the health and future of their respective populations -- air pollution Continue reading... CARL GIBSON We Didn't Find Nemo -- We Made Him Other countries have set examples we can live up to -- Denmark went from 100 percent fossil fuel dependency to 30 percent wind power in one generation. Uruguay has a plan to generate 25 percent of their country's electricity with wind power by 2015. Continue reading... ROBERT KRUEGER Rethinking Relief In his recent inaugural address, President Obama spoke about not debating the role of government, but rather ensuring we "act in our time." A hundred days after Sandy, as many are still struggling to put their lives back together, is certainly the time to act. Continue reading... Received this from a friend? Sign up for alerts from The Huffington Post here Unsubscribe here.