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Oil Corp Lawyers Claim Offshore Drilling Ban is Destroying an ‘Ecosystem of Business’

The latest image of the oil spill from NASA I have to admit that I’ve been trying to think beyond the ongoing environmental horror-show of the BP oil spill and get past blame and anger with it all. But a new piece in The Guardian brought anger right back to the fore. Apparently lawyers for the oil industry, in a grotesque stretching of words, are claiming that the current ban of deepwater drilling in the Gulf of Mexico is destroying an “ecos… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Today on Planet 100: Cap and Trade Explained (Video)

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Today on Planet 100: Cap and Trade Explained (Video)

Balloon Blamed For Setting Rio de Janeiro on Fire

Photo via Global Voices Rio de Janeiro is a city known for its spirited festivities and all-night celebrations, but part of those revelries are being blamed for inadvertently setting a blaze on one of the city’s hillside national parks over the weekend, which added an ominous glow to Rio’s iconic Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Balloon Blamed For Setting Rio de Janeiro on Fire