The President's National Oil Spill Commission released preliminary findings today from its investigation into BP's oil spill disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. Read more about how the White House hid the truth on the spill, and what we know now.
My job's taken me away from writing on the internet much of the past year, but I drop in with online news. Much of my past year has been spent developing an new undergraduate degree program. It is now up and running, and (as of early June) Roosevelt University's Sustainability Studies program has a new Sustainability blog with regular updates about food, energy, water, waste, biodiversity, policy, and courses.
Some sample topics below the fold.