| May 10, 2010 | Environment / HealthIt turns out crime pays. Big time. BP, the oil company responsible for what may become the largest oil spill of all time in the United States has been breaking the law, again and again. And each time, the company formerly known as British Petroleum has learned its...
| | Environment / HealthI’m a little surprised that President Barack Obama hasn’t gone all-out in trying to control the BP oil disaster. Oh, I’ll grant you that he’s gone down there and rallied the fishermen to the cause and sent out the Coast Guard. And he’s...
| | Environment / HealthGreed and war Do ne’er relent, Defiling our Environment. Who would believe that modern-day pirates are some of nature’s best friends? It seems that those troublesome Somali buccaneers have scared off the cursed international factory trawlers from a long...
| May 6, 2010 | Environment / Health“This disaster is a wakeup call,” Sierra Club Executive Director Michael Brune said during a visit to the Gulf Coast. “We need to stop the expansion of offshore drilling, immediately.” You can read the rest of his statement online, as well as...
| May 3, 2010 | Environment / HealthSince my daughter was born 17 years ago, I’ve spent Mother’s Day basking in the glow of her birth. I recall the details of my pregnancy, delivery, and labor–sharing them with whoever is willing to listen. The day of her birth continues to shimmer...
| Apr 26, 2010 | Environment / HealthTrying to figure out the tea party movement puts one in the position of the blind man trying to understand the shape of an elephant by touch. He puts his hand on its tail and he thinks it’s like a snake. He feels the leg and it’s a tree. The ear seems like...
