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The Gulf of Mexico is Awash in 27,000 Abandoned Wells

Posted on Wednesday, July 7, 2010 by author-unknown

An example of an abandoned oil well.
File this under: it could get much, much worse, or it’s so bad that we finally want to fix it, once and for all. Your thoughts are welcome. Jeff Donn and Mitch Weiss write in the AP via Google News:
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EPA Reverses Controversial ‘Human Guinea Pig’ Rule

Posted on Tuesday, June 22, 2010 by author-unknown

Under proposed changes to federal research ethics standards, the Environmental Protection Agency will no longer accept studies that use people as guinea pigs in chemical tests.
In 2006, under chemical-industry pressure, and over arguments that the st… Continue reading →

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