Gulf Oil Spill at Least Ten Times Larger than Previous Estimate

Tom Eley- The volume of oil spilled from BP’s collapsed Deepwater Horizon oil rig is likely at least ten times greater than official estimates, independent scientific analysis has revealed.

For weeks, BP, the Obama administration, its National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and the media have been claiming that 5,000 barrels of oil—or 220,000 gallons—were spilling into the Gulf of Mexico every day, even though scientists had expressed doubts about the figure.

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To Truly Help the Environment, Try Cash for 'Cluckers'

PEJ News - PETA - Car dealers are breathing a sigh of relief now that the popular "cash for clunkers" program has been extended by $2 billion. With the new funding, as many as a half-million more Americans will be able to junk their gas guzzlers and buy more fuel-efficient vehicles.

I'm not impressed. If we are serious about wanting to put the brakes on climate change, we should be offering "cash for cluckers." Encouraging meat-eaters to trade in their chicken for chickpeas and their pork chops for "fib ribs" is the best way to help the environment.

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PETA Calls on Science-Fair to End Use of Animals in Student Projects

PEJ News - PETA - Ian Smith - People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals (PETA) is calling on Intel Corp. and the Society for Science and the Public (SSP) to enact a policy that would ban the use of animals in experiments during this year

The Latest Dust-Up Over Fur

PEJ News - PETA - Alisa Mullins - Poor Lindsay Lohan. As she was preparing to sashay down the red carpet at some fancy to-do in Paris last month, she was