Royal Caribbean's crimes -- including dumping oil into our oceans, lying about it and trying to cover it up by obstructing justice -- are serious offenses that require serious punishment.

Companies that take shortcuts with their vehicle pollution-control systems shortchange the consumer and our environment. We will hold them accountable.

This decision means that the agency can continue to carry out its landmark program to bring back the red wolves in North Carolina.

This just looks like the oil and gas industry are shamelessly using the tragedy of Katrina and Rita to try and push their special-interest agenda through Congress. We need to address our energy needs, but we don't need to jeopardize our environment and economy to do it, and we shouldn't use a national tragedy as cover for bad policy.

The demand for uranium is very strong, and countries are trying to diversify away from oil and coal which contributes to global warming. It appears Australia is happy to sell it to China, or anyone else, so long as they abide by specific guidelines.

We are trying to keep the slot open for Mexican crude oil. It's the closest.