The WaPo reports BP crapped 4.9 million barrels (205.8 million gallons) of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. Or about a quarter of the U.S. daily consumption of oil, per CIA World Factbook 2008 estimate. But double that of India, whose population is significantly larger than my native land. So per capita, it’s pretty sad [...]

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Enlarge to become enraged!

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Dick Cheney looks at the blurry line between politicians and lobbyists and erases it with the subtlety of a bunker-buster: For more than two years, Cheney and a relatively unknown administration official, Deputy Energy Secretary Clay Sell, have been regularly visiting the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) to ensure agency officials rewrite regulatory policies and bypass [...]

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With only a few minor adjustments to account for dates and sports utility vehicles, this NY Times article on recent car buying trends could have been written thirty years ago. Start with the headline: As Gas Costs Soar, Buyers Flock to Small Cars I have childhood memories of such headlines. Change the price-a-gallon and replace [...]

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