"The bird is the symbol. They are visible ... The birds seem frozen in oil. The image is apt. Birds that get oiled can die from being too cold, or too hot, because the crude oil interferes ...

Last week, we saw pictures of the immediate victims of the BP oil spill, the Gulf marine life. Pictures that many believe will endure as symbols of the entire spill.Adding to the impact, the brown ...

"Snake Oil Salesman." The phrase conjures up images of seedy profiteers trying to exploit an unsuspecting public by selling it fake cures. In fact, the Oxford English Dictionary defines snake oil ...