Headlines Regarding BP

BP Is Destroying Evidence and Censoring Journalists

BP is using federal agencies to shield itself from public accountability and is actually disappearing oiled wildlife. READ MORE

BP Oil Disaster Stalls Climate Bill

You’d think that after a seemingly unstoppable oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico (official estimates are up to 50,000 barrels a day, as of yesterday) and the hottest spring on record (hello, climate change!), U.S. citizens and elected representatives would recognize that our country’s thirst for resources has consequences. READ MORE

BP's 8 Dumbest Mistakes

It is now clear that the disastrous Deepwater Horizon oil spill was eminently preventable. And even since the April 20 rig fire, poor choices by BP have worsened an already dire situation.
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How Oil Spills Affect the Food Chain

The reason disasters like this happen is due to a lack of understanding that, though we may be at the top of the food chain, we are not separate from it. READ MORE

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The Most Trusted Newscaster

I love Jon Stewart. But he is not a newscaster. He is a comedian and his show is on the comedy network. But he does discuss, in a humorous way, the relevant issues of the day.

Maybe that is why a new TIME poll is so remarkable. TIME asked the following question:

Now that Walter Cronkite has passed on, who is America's most trusted newscaster?

The resuls are as follows: [Total Votes: 9409]

Jon Sewart - 44%
Brian Williams - 29%
Charlie Gibson - 19%
Katie Couric - 7%

Joshua Holland notes the obvious:

This says a lot about the state of our media -- 44 percent of Americans trust a comedian doing a fake news show on Comedy Central over Katie Couric, Brian Williams and Charlie Gibson.

And so do I.

Not, of course, because Stewart's such an awesome journalist. It's that the bar's set so low.

Elsewhere In The News...

Via Gil Ross:

Elsewhere in the news, the National Institutes of Health has announced the discovery of the cure for cancer, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad stunned the Muslim world when he invited both Shia and Sunni leaders to his son’s bar Mitzvah and Moses, Jesus, Mohammad and the Buddha were seen today playing a round of golf at Pebble Beach.

Now back to our continuing coverage of Michael Jackson’s memorial service and funeral…