U.S. Senate Approves Sweeping Wall St. Reform Bill

Published on Friday, May 21, 2010 by Reuters U.S. Senate Approves Sweeping Wall St. Reform Bill by Kevin Drawbaugh and Andy Sullivan WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate approved a sweeping Wall Street reform bill on Thursday night, capping months of wrangling over the biggest overhaul of financial regulation since the 1930s. By a vote of [...]

Maldives Hosts Afghan Peace Talks

Published on Thursday, May 20, 2010 by Al Jazeera English Maldives Hosts Afghan Peace Talks Senior Taliban figures have arrived in the Maldives to take part in unofficial talks aimed at resolving the continuing crisis in Afghanistan. Gulbadin Hekmatyar is Afghanistan’s second most wanted man [AP Organisers say that the meeting, which is due to [...]

US/Israel Challenged on Iran

Published on Thursday, May 20, 2010 by CommonDreams.org US/Israel Challenged on Iran by Ray McGovern The times may be a-changin’ – at least a bit – with the United States and Israel no longer able to dictate to the rest of the world how crises in the Middle East must be handled, though the new [...]

Don’t Switch to Tar Sands and Other Dirty Fuels

Published on Thursday, May 20, 2010 by The Capital Times (Wisconsin) Don’t Switch to Tar Sands and Other Dirty Fuels by Bruce Nilles and Kate Colarulli As we’ve watched the Gulf Coast clean up from the massive BP oil disaster, besides BP picking up its own PR mission to improve its image, we’ve also noticed [...]

Human Health Tragedy in the Making: Gulf Response Failing to Protect People

Published on Thursday, May 20, 2010 by Huffington Post Human Health Tragedy in the Making: Gulf Response Failing to Protect People by Riki Ott Grand Bayou, Louisiana — The federal agencies delegated with protecting the environment, worker safety, and public health are in hot water in the small coastal communities across Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama. [...]

Nightmare Scene of Oil Unfolding in Wetlands

Published on Thursday, May 20, 2010 by Agence France Presse Nightmare Scene of Oil Unfolding in Wetlands Oil slick hits wetlands, threatens Florida NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana – Crude oil spread through fragile US marshlands Thursday, a month after a drilling rig blast released a devastating spill that now threatens Florida, Cuba and even beyond. Oil [...]

Africa’s Oil Spills Are Far From U.S. Media Glare

Published on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 by Reuters Africa’s Oil Spills Are Far From U.S. Media Glare by Joe Brock LONDON – Oil gushing from an undersea well in the Gulf of Mexico has damaged BP’s reputation and share price but accidents involving other companies in less scrutinized parts of the world have avoided the [...]

Law & Order: Corporate Crime Unit

Published on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 by TruthDig.com Law & Order: Corporate Crime Unit by Amy Goodman “Manslaughter,” reads the United States Code, “is the unlawful killing of a human being without malice.” It goes on, “Whoever is guilty of involuntary manslaughter, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than six years, [...]

BP Withholds Oil Spill Facts — and Government Lets It

Published on Wednesday, May 19, 2010 by the McClatchy Newspapers BP Withholds Oil Spill Facts — and Government Lets It by Marisa Taylor and Renee Schoof WASHINGTON – BP, the company in charge of the rig that exploded last month in the Gulf of Mexico, hasn’t publicly divulged the results of tests on the extent [...]

BP’s Nuke-Powered Liability Cap

Published on Tuesday, May 18, 2010 by CommonDreams.org BP’s Nuke-Powered Liability Cap by Harvey Wasserman As BP destroys our priceless planet, its lawyers gear up to save the company from paying for the damage. The same will happen—only worse—with the next atomic reactor disaster. By law, BP may be liable for only $75 million of [...]