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I can't believe the US Supreme Court let off Exxon so easily! The company makes over $1 billion a day and yet the court's decision shows that "non-economic" sea life has little value and will not be compensated. This is crazy!

One year ago, Al Gore testified before Congress on Global Warming, stating among other things that "America is the natural leader of the world, and our world faces a true planetary emergency."

From environmental crimes to human rights abuses, oil is a dirty industry in every possible way. But some companies are better than others, so who should you get your fuel from?

Governor Palin and Attorney General Gansler join victims of the Exxon Valdez oil spill  before oral arguments are scheduled to begin before the Supreme Court in the Fishermen and Native Subsistence lawsuit, Baker vs. Exxon. The suit, a class action composed of 32,677 commercial fishermen, related individuals and businesses, private landowners, Native Alaskans, municipalities, and other claimants from across the country affected by the spill.

Public relations specialist Jim Hoggan talks about astroturf, greenwashing and echo chambers as methods used by corporations in spreading misinformation about global warming and other subjects.

The Supreme Court's recent decision to hear ExxonMobil's reasons to void the $2.5 billion punitive award in the Exxon Valdez case hit the town of Cordova, Alaska, hard. This small coastal fishing community along with the Alaska Native villages in Prince William Sound have borne the brunt of the largest crude oil spill in America's waters; a spill that took place more than 18 years ago, but one that continues to hold the region hostage.