BP's Gulf Oil Spill

The recent disaster that occurred at a BP offshore drilling site near Louisiana--seriously injuring 17 workers, leaving 11 still missing, and leaking 5,000 barrels a day of oil into the Gulf of Mexico each day--is a tragic reminder of the threat oil drilling poses daily to our citizens and our environment. This latest catastrophe may even end up leaking more oil into our ocean than Exxon Valdez did.

From 1973 to 1990 an average of 11.8 million gallons of oil spilled every year into American waters. Since 1990, that number has been reduced to 1.5 million gallons a year.

The massive gush of oil spilling from the site of the rig that exploded last week exceeds the worst-case scenario predicted by oil giant BP when it filed its exploration plan with the government. The scale of the disaster is also having political repercussions, putting lawmakers who support offshore drilling on the defensive.

America's first off-shore wind farm

The Obama has approved plans to build the nation's first offshore wind farm in the waters off Cape Cod, ending a nine-year legal battle. The Cape Wind project could begin generating clean electricity by 2012 — unless opponents, who say it will kill seabirds and ruin the seascape, derail it with lawsuits. The estimated cost of installing the 130 turbines in Nantucket Sound is $1 billion.

It's wasteful not to harness the wind: "This is very, very good news," says Brian Merchant in Treehugger. It's wasteful not to tap wind power — one study found "he United States could meet every last kilowatt of its power demands if offshore wind was properly utilized." That's why Europe has already installed thousands of offshore turbines.

This is wind power's chance to prove itself: "Cape Wind's turbines should churn out power equivalent to a medium-sized coal plant," says Clay Dillow in Popular Science. For the environment, that's like "pulling 175,000 cars off the road. If Cape Wind can... get built, it will be America's "first proving ground for large-scale offshore wind energy" and we could soon have many more, from Delaware to Texas.

This USB Wireless Optical Mouse is made by Cables Unlimited allows you to stop using even rechargeable batteries to operate your computer’s mouse.

The Battery-Free USB Wireless Optical Mouse is a plug and play device, meaning its easy for anyone to install. The mouse itself is wireless and is optical providing you with a sensitive response to your movements. It draws its power through the specially designed mouse mat. It is this mat which plugs into your computer’s USB port and draws power through that. The mouse has two buttons and two scroll buttons to help you use your computer smoothly and efficiently.

The is an electric scooter designed to be used by teenagers and adults. It achieves this by having a larger framework than some of Razor’s other models of scooter, along with wider wheels and a larger deck. The scooter can achieve speeds of up to 15 mph, making it an exhilarating ride for those old enough to handle it.

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