GOP congressman apologizes to BP for ‘$20 billion shakedown’

"I'm speaking totally for myself and I'm not speaking for the Republican Party and I'm not speaking for anybody in the House of Representatives but myself, but I'm ashamed of what happened in the White House yesterday," Barton bega

I'll try to remember this the next time I call Obama a corporatist.

Estimates of Oil Flow Jump Higher

That is roughly 2.5 million gallons of oil a day, and it means an amount equal to the Exxon Valdez spill could be gushing from the well about every four days.

A global game changer...a global catastrophe...

Climate bill architects Kerry, Lieberman vote against repealing oil industry tax breaks

Sens. John Kerry (D-MA) and Joe Lieberman (I-CT) cast their votes against the amendment introduced by Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) to H.R. 4213, the "American Jobs and Closing Tax Loopholes Act." It failed 35-61.

I'm not surprised with LIEberman...but Kerry? WTF???

Gulf Loop Current ferrying spilled oil towards Florida Keys

Goodbye Atalantic Coast...

This Doesn't look Good

President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has vowed to breach Israel’s blockade of Gaza, as two aid ships and a military escort prepare to set sail.

Ruh Roh...

Cat Meets Coin Bank Cat

File under ain't it cute?

In apparent lie, BP continues to deny existence of huge oil plumes

"We're hearing scientists say there are huge plumes below the surface. Are you denying that still?" Vargas asked.

"Well, what I can tell you is, no one yet has found any concentrations that measured below the parts -- or higher than parts per million. So I think it may be depending on how you're defining this. But what I can tell you -- and I looked at this data -- is that we have not found any significant concentration of oil below the surface," replied Suttles.

I just knew there was still work for Baghdad Bob...

I am Jealous...Or A good Way To Die

Irony...

Arizona artists told to repaint mural to be less ethnic

What the fuck is going on down there???