DN!: 58,000-Gallon Oil Spill in SF Bay//Oil Giant BP and UC Date: Mon, 12 Nov 2007 13:27:42 -0500 DEMOCRACY NOW! DAILY EMAIL DIGEST November 12, 2007 = = = = = = = = = * DN! is hiring * Full-Time Broadcast Engineer http://www.democracynow.org/jobs.shtml = = = = = = = = = TODAY'S DEMOCRACY NOW!: * Federal Criminal Investigation Opens into 58,000-Gallon Oil Spill in San Francisco Bay * The oil spill has shut down over a dozen beaches and killed at least 60 birds. Ecologists warn that it could take months to clean up and that it threatens the Bay's diverse ecosystem, including several endangered species. We speak to Sejal Choksi, Program Director at San Francisco Baykeeper. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/12/1448208 * Oil Giant BP to Give $500 Million to UC Berkeley for Biofuels Research * The deal would fund the development of "sustainable, commercially viable, and environmentally friendly" sources of energy. The newly created Energy Biosciences Institute claims to promote research into biofuels, as well as bacteria that would increase energy production from oil and coal. The partnership has split the campus community. We speak to two UC Berkeley professors. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/12/1448213 * Norman Mailer, 1924-2007 * Norman Mailer, legendary novelist and journalist, has died. He was 84 years old. Mailer was one of the country's best-known literary figures and one of the most famous American writers of the twentieth century. We replay a 2004 Democracy Now! interview with Mailer on the eve of the 2004 political conventions. Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/12/1448219 * Headlines for November 12, 2007 * - Martial Law Continues in Pakistan As Gen. Musharaf Announces Election Date - Report: Pakistan Releases Leading Taliban Commander - Ex-NYPD Commissioner Indicted on 16 Corruption Charges - U.S. Interrogators in Iraq Pressured to Find Evidence About Iran - DyncCorp Guard Shoots Dead Iraqi Taxi Driver - U.S. Navy Builds Installation Atop Iraqi Oil Terminal - 2007 Becomes Deadliest Year For U.S. Troops In Afghanistan - 15 Arrested in Olympia While Blocking Military Convoy Listen/Watch/Read http://www.democracynow.org/article.pl?sid=07/11/12/1447254 = = = = = = = = = Democracy Now!'s daily news summaries are now available in Spanish: Read Monday, November 12, 2007: http://www.democracynow.org/ To subscribe to these "Titulares de Hoy" by email, send a blank message to: boletin-sub@list.democracynow.org = = = = = = = = = COMING UP ON DEMOCRACY NOW! 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