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Gulf Spill Just A Drop In The Bucket Compared To What Happens Every Day, Everywhere Else

AFP John Vidal of the Guardian writes of an oil spill in Nigeria a few years ago, touring the disaster: Forest and farmland were now covered in a sheen of greasy oil. Drinking wells were polluted and people were distraught. No one knew how much oil had leaked. “We lost our nets, huts and fishing pots,” said Chief Promise, village leader of Otuegwe and our guide. “This is where we fished and farmed. We have lost our forest. We told Shell of the spill… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Obama Speech Links BP Gulf Spill to Need for Clean Energy

Photo via Post Gazette Though the clean energy legislation introduced to the Senate a couple weeks ago has faded into the background as the BP Gulf spill rages on , there’s still a real opportunity for lawmakers to make the case for transitioning away from fossil fuels. And greens have been waiting for Obama to make a distinct indication that he recognized this — and to publicly link the Gulf coast disaster to the dangers of oil dependence. It looks like he’s finally gotte… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Nokia Unveils Eco Profiles of Every Device, and Bike-Powered Cell Phone Charger

Images via Nokia Nokia holds a proud ranking of one of the greenest tech companies around, applauded by everyone from Greenpeace to Dow Jones . The company has earned the accolades with tough standards fro green, and they’ve just released two green things we like: profiles of every new gadget they … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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1/5th of Americans Still View BP Favorably

Image via the US Coast Guard According to a Rasmussen poll , not all Americans are angry with BP, despite the fact that the company has put thousands of people out of work, and the still-uncontrolled spill in the Gulf . In fact, a full 22% evidently still view the oil giant favorably. Which to me, is a pretty surprising number. It’s not that I expected everyone to immediately… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Oxford and Sacramento

As election day draws near, I have had the distinct privilege of branching off and campaigning for my dad with Shannon and Heather, while continuing my book tour. At first I was extremely nervous, but this is such a fun little tour to be on and I am having a blast meeting all of the incredibly dedicated volunteers at McCain-Palin offices around the country. I am so grateful to be having such an enjoyable, free-spirited, positive experience meeting such amazing volunteers and supporters; signing books for some of the cutest kids I have ever seen; and working every day with my favorite people in the world. Shannon, Heather, Frank, Melissa and Josh – You rock my world! I am a lucky girl to have such supportive, beautiful friends at my side, helping to elect my dad as the next President of the United States! We’ve been in Oxford and Sacramento and are headed to more cities in California before spending a few days in Ohio. We’ll have a big suprise for all of our readers in Ohio… trust me, I couldn’t be more excited for our trip to Ohio! Song of the Day: “Good Souls” by Starsailor

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Record High May Temperatures in US Continue to Outpace Record Lows by 2:1

images via Climate Capital April turned out to be the hottest on record globally, and South Asia is in the midst of a heatwave that is the hottest since modern records began two hundred years ago. Closer to home, as Capital Climate points out, the National Climatic Data Center reports for the past three months in the US new record highs are outpacing record lows by about two-to-one. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Jon Stewart Blasts BP for Having 760 Pre-Spill Safety Violations (Video)

The Daily Show was unfortunately on hiatus during the last couple weeks of the BP Gulf oil spill, leaving a void where negligent companies should be lampooned and scathing satire delivered. But fear not, everyone! The spill is still continuing unabated , more than 40 days after it began, and there looks to be no end in sight — which means plenty more time for BP Gulf spill satire! Hell, we could be laughing until Christmas, according to some reports, since that’s how long experts say it might ta… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Prince Harry Will Have A Polo Rematch in N.Y.C.

It another round for Prince Harry and Argentine polo star Nacho Figueras. After a year of the Prince’s first visit to the United States, the royal will once again cross the pond to compete in a polo match for a charity. Prince Harry will go head-to-head against Figueras in the third annual Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic that will be held on June 27 on New York’s historic Governors Island. Figueras, on the other hand, had competed theBrit last year and is also the face of Ralph Lauren’s Polo Fragrances. For the sake of keeping the long-time tradition, guests are asked to wear classic polo style; wherein women wear hats and men wear summer suits. The organizers will have a space that is free and open to the public. The polo classic will benefit Sentebale, a charity founded in 2006 by Harry and Prince Seeiso of Lesotho, Africa. This will help improve lives of underprivileged and at-risk children in Lesotho. Prince Harry Will Have A Polo Rematch in N.Y.C. is a post from: Daily World Buzz Continue reading

‘Jersey Shore’ Hopeful — A Real Jersey Queen

Filed under: TV , MTV , Snooki , The Situation , Jersey Shore A New Jersey beauty queen wants to get with Snooki and The Situation — not the way you’re thinking — as a new roommate for Season 3 of ” Jersey Shore .” TMZ has learned Margaret Skourlis — the current Ms. NJ United States (yes, that’s a real pageant )… Read more

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Should Obama Temporarily Take Over BP?

Photo via the Times Online Public policy expert and Salon writer Robert Reich thinks he should . In a persuasive piece that’s the sort of idea du jour in the green blogosphere, he argues that the Obama administration needs to put BP into a temporary receivership, allowing the federal government to have direct authority over the flailing company. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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