OK, so here’s the scoop. There’s a massive oil leak in the Gulf of Mexico right now. It’s wreaking havoc on the planet, on the economy, and harming really cute birds and turtles and other things that live in the ocean. And BP has thus far been unable to stop it.

For over 60 days we have watched as more and more oil leaks into our waters and spreads to the shorelines on multiple coasts. And Obama is mad. Really mad. So mad that he’s put his foot down and told BP to set up a $20 billion fund to repay those affected by BP’s major blunder.

It’s like those signs in fancy stores full of fancy, delicate sh*t: You break it, you buy it.
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Happy late Earth Day! You probably don’t think of tech gadgets when you think of saving the planet but you should. I mean think about how many new cell phones you’ve gotten in the past two years. For most people it’s at least two (or more if you’re accident/drop-in-the-toilet prone).

Where do you think your old phones go? There’s no magical cell phone farm where they go to live out their last days in a texting spree. It’s more like a industrial landfill where they sit until the end of time.

And well that’s just not great for the Earth. The amount of tech junk that’s hanging out would make Captain Planet cry.

So what can you do to help with that? Well, you could buy less stuff, but that’s not too realistic. Especially with all the cool shiz that comes out monthly (thank you, Apple!) and the short life many of our gadgets have.

So what can you do? Why recycle, of course! Read More »