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Eddie Vedder And Jimmy Fallon Sing “Balls In Your Mouth”
Celebrity Buzz A stirring protest song about BP tar balls, made even stirringer by the Pearl Jam front man. Did I ever mention I'm a huge Pearl Jam fan? And, considering the double entendre of this song, do you know what “Pearl Jam” really means? A hint: Contrary to popular myth, it has nothing to do with hallucinogenic jelly and an old lady named Pearl. Speculate away.
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Oil Bikinis
Culture Buzz This probably isn't what you have in mind when you think of oil and bikini models. These are from the Surfrider calendar in Europe. Surfrider, if you couldn't tell from the BP-themed satire, is an environmental preservation organization. Relax. It's not really crude oil. Photoshoppery ahoy. (via mymodernmet.com)
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Image: Ironic BP Sign
I'm sure this still makes people angry. Mainly because it makes BP look like real jerks. (via reddit.com)
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15 Things That Happened On 420 Having Nothing To Do With Weed
Culture Buzz A lot of important historical stuff happened on April 20th besides Columbus discovering Boulder, Colorado or the invention of Dave Chappelle or whatever reason everyone gets baked today. It's an awful day for Colorado. And let's not forget all the wonderful birthdays.
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Video: Former BP Cleanup Worker Documents The Effects Of The Oil Spill On Her Body
Jennifer Rexford has taken to YouTube to raise awareness about the health effects thousands of people are feeling from the oil spill. Until now, this has been a very unreported issue. I've also attached a local news report about other people in the area feeling similar effects. Real scary stuff.
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Image: Google Hates BP
Found on Australian Google Maps. In Sydney near the corner of Regent and Margaret streets.
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Anthony Burrill Screen Prints with Oil from BP Spill
Culture Buzz In efforts to raise money for the Coalition to Restore Coastal Louisiana, designer Anthony Burrill is selling limited edition posters screen printed with oil from the BP spill. It's a very clever way to raise awareness and use unwanted oil!
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‘Pier Pressure’ by Banksy
Culture Buzz The latest art installation from Banksy popped up at Brighton Pier in England. The re-purposed child's ride features a dolphin tangled up in fishing nets attempting to escape a leaking BP oil drum.
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Link: P.R. Missteps Fueled Fiascos at BP, Toyota and Goldman
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/08/22/business/22crisis.html?...
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P.R. missteps at BP, Toyota and Goldman Sachs raise a question: Are some crises impossible to spin?
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Link: Matt Simmons RIP
http://www.wlbz2.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=123586...
Matt Simmons, the BP critic who claimed that the ocean is now covered in undersea oil plumes has died. BP must be shocked by this tragedy.
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Image: BP Oil Spill In A Nutshell
I think this pretty much sums it up. (If anyone know where it's from can you email me?)
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Video: Underwater Cartoons Get Hit by the Oil Spill
BP has not only destroyed our oceans and shores, but it’s going after our childhoods now! Imitation Spongebob's voice is creepier than Spongebob's real voice.
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Polluted Beaches Pin-ups
Culture Buzz A Pin-up calendar created by a french agency for the Surfrider Foundation. A foundation which is passionate about cleaning up our beaches and fighting pollution around the world.
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Video: Child is Sad About Oil at the Beach
Awwww. Shame on you BP. All little Carter wants to do is go to the beach and play in the water but he can't because it's covered in oil. His childhood is ruined.
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Link: Lax Oversight Cited in Failure of Oil Rig’s Failsafe Device
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/21/us/21blowout.html?partn...
The federal agency charged with regulating offshore drilling repeatedly declined to act on advice on how it could minimize the risk of a failure of the device, an examination found.
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Link: What If The Oil Spill Happened Where You Live?
http://www.ifitwasmyhome.com/#loc=Brooklyn%2C+NY%2C+USA&a...
Ifitwasmyhome.com has created a tool using Google Maps to help put the scope of the BP spill in perspective. Just enter your city, state and country to see what a spill of that size would mean in your home. For example, if the spill happened in Manhattan, it would have already made it to Boston….
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Link: Bhopal, BP and karma
http://www.atimes.com/atimes/Global_Economy/LF19Dj01.html
What BP is doing to America is pretty much what American companies have done and are doing to the rest of the world
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Link: News Analysis: Obama Twists Arms at BP, Setting Off a Debate on Tactics
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/06/18/us/18assess.html?partne...
With President Obama's successful move to force BP to establish a $20 billion fund, he has reinvigorated a debate about the reach of government power.
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Joe Barton Would Like To Apologize To:
Politics Buzz Rep. Joe Barton (R-Texas) apologizes for all of history's greatest injustices.
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Video: Obama’s New Hit Single ‘Ass Kick’
The good folks over at autotunethenews bring us yet another auto tuned masterpiece. “Chuck Norris? Expert! Betty White? Expert!”
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Obama Kick Ass Song
Politics Buzz Obama is pretty much an ass-kicking expert. From the makers of Auto-Tune the News. (Via Rickey.org)
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Video: BP Spills Coffee
This is what happens when BP spills coffee. [Ed. note: How neat would it be if BP had an self-refilling Coffee Cup, kind of like that Strega Nona pasta pot. That would make this video more accurate and also cooler.]
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6 Things The Oil Spill Could Power
Science Buzz If the vast amounts of oil unleashed in the Gulf could be used to power things, what could we do? Happy World Ocean Day, everyone! You might be surprised just how much that amount of oil could power, if it weren't being used to kill pelicans and ruin fishermans' lives.
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Image: Portrait of a BP Exec
“I'm With Coco” artist, Mike Mitchell has certainly been on a roll with his recent illustrations of BP Oil Sponge Bob, and now his portrait of a BP executive. It looks like the Black Smoke monster from LOST got a new job!
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