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North Sea Well Blow-out Spikes Carbon Emissions

Bill Chameides | Posted 04.04.2012

Read More: Fuel, Energy, Europe, Oil Drilling, Statistically Speaking, Leak, Oil, Carbon Dioxide Emissions, Drilling, Elgin Platform, North Sea, Blowout, Offshore Energy, Greenhouse Gas Emissions, Natural Gas, Green News

Crossposted with TheGreenGrok. Déjà vu? Not quite, but certainly some echoes of BP's Deepwater Horizon incident from two years ago. On March 25, the...

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Arrest of Ex-CIA Official For Torture Leaks Called Unjust

HuffingtonPost.com | John Rudolf | Posted 01.25.2012

Read More: Video, Central Intelligence Agency, Cia, Leak, Waterboarding, Espionage, John Kiriakou Leaks, John Kiriakou, Torture, Politics News

Human rights and open government advocates on Tuesday harshly criticized the Obama administration over the criminal charges brought against an ex-CIA ...

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Macondo Well Flowing Again? Not Likely

Robert L. Cavnar | Posted 11.04.2011

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Over the last several weeks, many have become concerned based on reports of oil on the surface of the water near BP's now P&A'd (plugged and abandoned) Macondo Well, and concern has been growing that the well is now leaking oil.

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Wikileaks Link Admitted By MIT Grad: Man, 23, Denies Helping Accused Soldier

The Boston Globe | David Abel | Posted 05.25.2011

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A recent MIT graduate acknowledged yesterday that he met and exchanged multiple e-mails with the Army private accused of providing thousands of classi...

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Afghan War Not Going Very Well, Reports Duh Magazine

Andy Borowitz | Posted 05.25.2011

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Obtaining the top-secret documents could be the journalistic coup of the year, Duh editor Franklin Merse acknowledged: "I don't want us to get ahead of ourselves, but around here a lot of us are thinking Pulitzer."

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'Top Kill' Oil Spill Plug Attempt Planned By BP Engineers

AP | GREG BLUESTEIN | Posted 05.25.2011

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COVINGTON, La. — BP is going in for the kill. The trick is to do the job quickly and cleanly. As early as dawn Wednesday, the oil company will ...

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Rift Grows Between Government and BP

Robert L. Cavnar | Posted 05.25.2011

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One thing BP has proven without a shadow of a doubt is if you don't ask the right question, they are more than happy to just sit there and not answer the relevant questions.

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The Oil Spill's Impact

Marian Wright Edelman | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Oil, Bp, Mwe, Oil Leak, Gulf Oil Spill, Oil Spill, Cdf, Children's Defense Fund, Leak, Impact News

When Hurricane Katrina hit, it opened people's eyes to a side of race and poverty in our nation that is often hidden. There's no single signature picture of child and family suffering from the BP oil crisis this time around. But the need for help is overwhelming.

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Bradley Manning, Soldier Tied To WikiLeaks Iraq Attack Video, Charged In Federal Court

AP | BARBARA SURK | Posted 05.25.2011

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BAGHDAD — An American soldier suspected of leaking a military video of an attack on unarmed men in Iraq was charged with multiple counts of mish...

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U.S. Considering Criminal Case Against BP

LA Times | Richard A. Serrano | Posted 05.25.2011

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A team of top federal prosecutors and investigators has taken the first steps toward a formal criminal investigation into oil giant BP's actions befor...

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Could Woodward's Afghanistan Story Have Really Happened Without Obama's OK?

Peter Scheer | Posted 05.25.2011

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Classified documents are not declassified by leakers acting anonymously, they are declassified by identifiable government officials acting with authorization.

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What, Exactly, Was Pelosi Supposed to Do?

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pelosi can be defended for being in an impossible situation at the time. Even if she disagreed with the policy, there simply wasn't much for her to do about it.

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Friday Talking Points [56] -- Turkeys Everywhere!

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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While today is not officially Turkey Day, I will warn you in advance that it's going to be a theme running through today's column, like gravy through ...

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