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Bat Fellatio, Whale Snot Research Honored at Ig Nobel Awards
By Ben Muessig - AOL News
(Sept. 30) -- Every day of the year, scientists try to solve life's riddles, like how to use a remote control helicopter to retrieve whale snot, and whether or not swearing actually relieves pain. One night of the year, the science world comes together to honor the men and women seeking the answers to these difficult -- and yes, funny -- questions. The researchers responsible for this year's weirdest science gathered tonight at Harvard University for the "Ig Nobel Prize" ceremony, where top honors were handed out to 10 lucky winners from around the world. Steven Senne, AP Dr. Elena Bodnar, ...
In Time for Halloween, the BP Oil Spill Costume
By Larry Knowles - AOL News(Aug. 17) -- Just when British Petroleum thought it had stanched the flow of oil and bad PR, this little item washed up like a tar ball on the shores of American commercialism: introducing the 2010 BP oil spill Halloween costume. Developed by costume supplier Fun World of Carle Place, N.Y., the slick getup depicts an oil rigger in a grease-stained jump suit bearing a wrench in one hand and a dead fish in the other. Dubbed the "Bad Planning" costume, a reference to the mock corporate name on the breast of the jump suit, the ensemble was unveiled earlier this month and is now available for ...
BP-Lockerbie Connection Raises Tension Between U.S. and U.K.
By Delia Lloyd - Politics DailyLONDON --The 1988 bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 that killed 270 people (including 190 Americans) over Lockerbie, Scotland, continues to be an open wound for many in the United States. The case is now proving to be a diplomatic wound between the United States and the United Kingdom as well. The Senate Foreign Relations Committee planned to hold hearings Thursday on the circumstances surrounding the release of Lockerbie bomber Abdelbaset al-Megrahi, convicted by the Scottish government in 2001 and sentenced to life in prison. But late Tuesday, the hearings were canceled when key Scottish and ...
Opinion: Hey America, Give BP a Break
By Charles Davis - AOL News(July 21) -- We Brits are very attached to BP. Or our pension funds are, at least. And since our pension funds are rapidly falling apart, any Brit intent on mitigating the looming indigence of old age needs to come to the defense of this great British institution. So, as an expatriated Englishman whose pension policy is to be a burden on BP shareholders, let me suggest a different take on recent events in the Gulf of Mexico. Seen from the land of cheese-eating peace-monkeys, it would seem that a gross injustice has been inflicted on this beleaguered giant and its hapless principal, the widely ...
Another Reason to Hate BP: Lobbying for Lockerbie Bomber
By Andrea Stone - AOL NewsANALYSIS WASHINGTON (July 15) -- BP had already called in the heavy artillery to help repair its image after April's oil rig explosion in the gulf. But as the oil still gushes nearly three months later, even a nuclear bomb is unlikely to obliterate the PR fallout over its confirmation that it lobbied the British government over a prisoner release deal that freed the Lockerbie bomber. The oil giant made the admission hours after Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, prompted by a letter from four senators demanding an investigation, said she would look into BP's connection with the ...
BP Passes the Buck to Oil Well Partners
By Dana Chivvis - AOL NewsThough BP has been the evil face of the Gulf oil spill, the company is passing the buck onto its partners in the Macondo well, and there's certainly no shortage of buck to be passed: Last month, BP sent a bill for $272 million to Anadarko Petroleum Corporation, which owns a 25 percent stake in the well, and $111 million to Mitsui Oil Exploration Company, which owns a 10 percent stake, according to invoices obtained last week by TPMMuckraker. BP claims that its partners are also financially liable for a total bill that could top $60 billion, according to some estimates. Surge Desk has ...
Station Owners Ask BP to Lower Gas Prices to Help Thwart Boycott
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyAs the boycott over BP-owned gas stations gains momentum, frustrated local owners are calling on the British oil giant to lower prices at the pump to help bring back customers. Station owners and distributors told BP brass they need a break on the cost of the gas they buy, and they want more money for advertising to help convince consumers that the oil spill boycott is hurting independently owned businesses more than the corporation, The Associated Press reported. They also want more frequent meetings with BP's marketing officials. "They have got to be more competitive on their fuel costs ...
Oil Leak and BP: The Brits Take Tea
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Oil Disaster: Children Need the Straight Story -- How to Give It
By Alison Fairbrother - Politics DailyIn the supermarket I overheard a father explain to his little girl: "There is a big spill in the ocean, and it's very, very bad for the fish." It was the kind of insufficient description many parents are giving, probably because the BP communications team has found methods to pleasantly describe the most complex ecological wrecking ball of the century. British Petroleum, hoping that the impact of the tragedy fades along with our memories of it, hardly wants us to educate the next generation about the summer of unstoppable oil bubbling into the Gulf of Mexico. (Isn't that reason enough to turn ...
Top 5 Questions About BP's Tony Hayward, Answered
By David Knowles - Politics DailyAs more and more oil from BP's Deepwater Horizon well has poured into the Gulf of Mexico, interest in the company's CEO, Tony Hayward, has steadily risen. A series of unfortunate remarks made by Hayward--including his frustrated declaration "I want my life back"--have further heightened America's curiosity about the man. Among all the many questions being asked about Hayward, however, Surge Desk has tracked the five most frequently asked, and we've sent our research department into action to find the answers. 1. What is Tony Haward's salary? According to Forbes magazine, Hayward earned a ...
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