Gulf of Mexico oil spill
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Big Oil pushes expanded offshore drilling without new safeguards
Big Oil continues to lust after huge profits at the expense of the health and welfare of the American people. The leader of the American Petroleum Institute rashly advocated a speedy return to expanded offshore oil drilling last week even before the BP oil spill commission issued its recommendations for additional safeguards for future offshore oil production.
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Gulf oil spill methane bloom disappears
When scientists returned to the Gulf in September, they discovered that high levels of methane had all but disappeared, consumed by bacterial blooms.
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$5-a-gallon gas can be good for the environment — if we seize the moment
John Hofmeister's prediction that gasoline prices could hit $5 per gallon represents an enormous challenge and an important opportunity.
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The 10 most popular Grist posts of 2010
From Audi ads to BP coffee spills, with locavore ball-busting and Obama-baiting in between, here are the stories you loved to debate this year.
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New House Science chair praises 'tremendous' BP spill, plans to subpoena climate scientists
Rep. Ralph Hall plans to use the House Science and Technology Committee to investigate the "false statements" of climate scientists.
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Why our economy 'required' the Gulf oil spill
Earlier this month, environmental and clean energy activists, as well as coastal communities breathed a much needed sigh of relief when the Obama administration reversed last spring’s reckless decision to open up new offshore areas to oil drilling. Now, thankfully, the coastlines of the Pacific, Atlantic and the eastern Gulf will be spared the same […]
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Top 10 green stories of 2010
From California to China, Bill Clinton to Jonathan Franzen, Monsanto to BP, denial to death, here are the stories that mattered most this year.
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Vote on the Scariest Food of 2010
From pink slime to salmonella eggs, 2010 dished up sick food news like a lunchlady gone postal. What were you most afraid to put in your mouth in 2010?
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Win a copy of the new book ‘Drowning in Oil’!
We're giving away five copies of Loren Steffy's new book Drowning in Oil. To nab one, all you have to do is answer this question ...