Putting on the Doggerel: The curtain parts, a hush falls on the crowd, and stepping center stage are businessmen, dancing the intricate "Shuffle Off to Oklahoma City" with their lawyers as partners...
What do Paul Allen, a gray whale, and the Washington State Ferries have in common? They all displace a lot of water. Or two of them are running out of gas, and one of them is all gas. You decide.
An environmentalist explains why better federal regulations are needed to police polluters among the world's fleet of cruise ships: State and local authorities can only do so much. Over six months...