DAILY DOZEN: THE SPILL, BP & RUSH

As oil continues to pour into the Gulf of Mexico, America's chief environmental expert (not), Rush Limbaugh, has now entered the discussion. Rush suggests that the Sierra Club was responsible and should pay for the cleanup. Obviously, Oxycontin is at play here.

1. Gulf Oil Spill: Louisiana wetlands blanketed with BP crude (Story & Video). (Huffington Post)
2. Lawmakers to urge BP to idle its Atlantis rig. (Reuters)
3. BP told feds it could handle massive spills. (CNN)

4. Costly, time-consuming test of cement linings in Deepwater Horizon rig was omitted, spokesman says. (The Times-Picayune)
5. U.S. and Cuba Hold Talks on Gulf Oil Spill. (Politics Daily)
6. Why is the EPA letting BP use dirty dispersants? (Mother Jones)

7. May 20 forecast: Size and density of Gulf of Mexico oil spill. (The Times-Picayune)
8. Three future oil-spill fighters: Sponges, Superbugs, and Herders. (National Geographic News)
9. Scientists Fault U.S. Response in Assessing Gulf Oil Spill. (New York Times)

10. Baby sea turtle is first rescued from Gulf oil spill slick. (Huffington Post)
11. The Green Quote: Rush Limbaugh Now Blaming The Sierra Club For Oil Spill. (Ecorazzi)
12. The seven most ridiculous things Rush Limbaugh has said about BP’s oil spill. (Ecopolitology)