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PHOTOS: In Hungary's Wake, A Look Back At 10 Terrible Toxic Spills

Huffington Post | Alden Wicker | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Cyanide, Toxic Sludge, Toxic Disaster, Gulf Oil Spill, Slurry, Coal, Chernobyl, Poison, Bhopal, Accident, Dow Chemical, Water, Mining, Spill, Slidepollajax, Hungary, Green News

As headlines and photos pile up of the toxic sludge accident in Hungary, we're unfortunately reminded that it isn't unique. Toxic spills have a long a...

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Getting The Gulf Back to Work: Let's Remove Idle Oil Drilling Structures

Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Gulf, Horizon, Recovery, Deepwater, Grijalva, Spill, Oil, Salazar, Drilling, Jobs, Interior, Politics News
Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva

The more than 1,000 idle oil rigs and drilling structures in the Gulf of Mexico now provide us with a unique chance to create jobs and open up future economic opportunities throughout the Gulf region.

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BP To Expand Consumer Products Line In U.S.

Peter G. Miller | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Sun Block, OurBroker.Com, Bp, Humor, Satire, Gulf of Mexico, Shrimp, Oil, Spill, Oysters, Tanning Lotion, Fergie, Scallops, Styling Gel, Nutria, Comedy, Comedy News
Peter G. Miller

BP has announced that it will expand its consumer products division during the next few months, bringing an array of new brands to local stores. Acco...

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Grow a Conscience: How to Garden Green

Avital Binshtock | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Manual, Soil, Pets, Fungi, Weeds, Packets, Appliances, Children, Grow, Agriculture, Green, Flowers, Million, Lawn, Emissions, Hand Fork, Animals, Products, Front Yard, Dill, Cilantro, Trowel, Grass, Ecosmart Technologies, Weeder, Flax, Farm, Salad, Plastic, Insects, Materials, Gardening, Olive Barn, Gas, Leed, Cultivator, Motor, Bugs, Local, Garden, Antibacterial, U.S. Green Building Council, Planet, Paper, Home, Organic Herb Garden Trio Kit, Plants, Nontoxic, Gloves, Chives, Certified, Green Thumb, Exercise, Tips, Gizmos, Fibers, Batteries, Wildlife, Fuel, Pesticides, Produce, MCR Safety, Basil, Electric, Hands, Natural, Acres, Seeds, Earth, Eco, Recycled, Pollution, Organic, Backyard, Exxon Valdez, Concentrations, Herb Garden, Kids, Killer, Hand-Powered, Vegetables, Devices, Spill, Fitness, Grip, Sierra Club Radio, Push, Herbs, Human Power, Gallons, Cordless, Energy Star, Window, Toxic, Essential Oils, Cotton, Packaging, Multipurpose, Memphis Green, Homeowners, Pots, Offset, Implements, Carbon Footprint, Fertilizer, Made in the U.S., Refueling, Yard, Fruit, Hoe, Mower, Rugged, Farmers, Oil, Environment, Bamboo, Pulp, Biodegradable, Items, Dibble, Razorcut, Ecomowers, Brill, Cobrahead, Green News
Avital Binshtock

Whether your farm fits in a window box or spans several acres, ensure a truly green thumb with these Earth-friendly gardening gizmos.

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The F Word: The Power of the Presidency

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bp, New Orleans, F Word, Destruction, Obama, Grit Tv, Gulf, The F Word, Louisiana, Laura Flanders, Fish, Oil, Spill, Grittv, Gulf of Mexico, Mississippi, Politics News
Laura Flanders

The president -- finally -- used his muscle to get something done for those the chair of the BP board called the "small people." People in need.

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The F Word: Learning from Roosevelt(s)

Laura Flanders | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bp, F Word, Teddy Roosevelt, Robert Reich, Banks, Frank Rich, Jobs, Obama, Business, Grit Tv, Fdr, The F Word, Approval, Unemployment, Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Laura Flanders, Mining, Spill, Oil, Grittv, Wall Street, Roosevelt, Politics News
Laura Flanders

The President has a Rooseveltian opportunity, columnist Frank Rich wrote this weekend. Teddy Roosevelt was on his mind: stand off against the Titans o...

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My Industry -- the Oil Industry -- Should Be Ashamed of Itself

Robert L. Cavnar | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Energy, Moratorium, Energy Industry, Bp, Transocean Horizon, Oil Spill, Oil and Gas Industry, Bop, Gulf of Mexico, Spill, Blowout Preventer, Blowout, Green News
Robert L. Cavnar

It's time for the industry to get on the right side of reform and improvements, not taking our usual negative positions, wielding our army of lobbyists, having to be dragged by the hair to do the right thing.

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Let's Tell Big Oil: You Break It, You Buy It

Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Bp, Gulf, Horizon, Deepwater, Grijalva, Oil, Spill, Mexico, Transocean, Politics News
Rep. Raúl M. Grijalva

This spill will impact the Gulf region, and the nation, for decades to come. There's no question that BP is to blame. It's time we brought corporate liability law in line with the scope of this catastrophe.

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New Media Keeping Coal Ash Spill from Drowning in the Muck (VIDEO)

Sandra Diaz | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dirty Coal, Energy, Citizen Journalism, Big Coal, Tennessee Coal Spill, Waterkeeper Alliance, Environment, Spill, New Media, TVA Disaster, Appalachian Voices, Coal, Tva, TVA Kingston, Video, Green News
Sandra Diaz

Volunteer organizations and individuals were largely responsible helping inject this disaster into the national media. I am hopeful we will see even more examples of this new media from the impacted residents.

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