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Obama's Katrina: Resign Now, Mr. President

Obama can't lead. He's in the pocket of Big Oil. In fact, he's making things worse.

Maui Time | Ted Rall | 05-27-2010 | Environment

BLUE Ocean Film Festival Relocates to Montereynew

Although it launched last year in Savannah, GA, the film festival and symposium that revolves around appreciation and conservation of the ocean has chosen Monterey, CA, as its new home.

Monterey County Weekly | Walter Ryce | 05-26-2010 | Environment

Coming Soon to a Field Near Younew

Chevron has subpoenaed 600 hours of outtakes from the makers of the documentary Crude, as part of their defense against a major eco-lawsuit brought by the residents of a remote area of Ecuador. Anybody in a gas- or oil-drilling area should be paying attention.

Fort Worth Weekly | Fort Worth Weekly Staff | 05-26-2010 | Environment

Tags: Chevron

Transparency in Chicago is a Big Jokenew

Mayor Daley has a laugh at reporters' expense, but that’s not who's losing out.

Chicago Reader | Mick Dumke | 05-24-2010 | Policy Issues

Tags: Richard Daley

Drills, Baby, Drillsnew

Preparing for an oil spill requires staying in practice and investing in prevention.

San Francisco Bay Guardian | Rebecca Bowe | 05-20-2010 | Disasters

The Case for Nationalizing BP

The Supreme Court says that corporations have the same rights as individuals. When they misbehave, shouldn't they face consequences as serious as those imposed upon an individual?

Maui Time | Ted Rall | 05-20-2010 | Business & Labor

Is Colorado Springs Too Generous?new

A city audit reveals costly policies regarding workers' compensation for illnesses and injuries that happen on — and even off — the job.

Colorado Springs Independent | Pam Zubeck | 05-20-2010 | Business & Labor

Canadian Private Hospital on Life Supportnew

After blowing up a downtown hospital, the province of Alberta sanctioned a private-care facility — one that was supposed to reduce surgical wait times and save taxpayers some money — which has now filed for bankruptcy.

Fast Forward Weekly | Trevor Scott Howell | 05-20-2010 | Science

Tags: Alberta Health Services, David Eggen, Stephen Duckett

Gerald Posner Plagiarizes Againnew

A 48-year-old Wisconsin doctoral student named Greg Gelembiuk has discovered Gerald Posner lifted 35 passages in two books: his 2003 take on the 9-11 attacks, Why America Slept, and Secrets of the Kingdom, a 2005 tome about Saudi Arabia.

Miami New Times | Tim Elfrink | 05-19-2010 | Media

Tags: Gerald Posner

Before He Hired an Escort, Rekers Tried to Spank the Gay Awaynew

George Alan Rekers -- the Baptist minister who made international headlines when he was exposed by Miami New Times this month for hiring a gay escort -- ran a clinic in the early 1970s which attempted to "extinguish" feminine behavior in young boys.

Miami New Times | Penn Bullock and Brandon K. Thorp | 05-17-2010 | LGBT

Tags: George Rekers