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Will Clean Energy Stain Fossil Fuels? |
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No Free Lunch in Our Energy Options |
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Oil solution spilled onto Agawam road |
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BP oil spill payments stalled in wrinkle over fees |
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Bonga oil spill movement: NOSDRA debunks claim by Akwa Ibom |
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20-mile oil slick on I-64 gums up traffic |
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Oil spill: 64 Itsekiri communities demand meeting with Shell |
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Odor in Concord not a health threat, officials say |
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Enbridge Energy Oil Spill Inspires New Pipeline Standards |
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Oil spill on Great Western Highway at Raglan |
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Shell restarts production at Nigeria’s Bonga field |
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Attorney General Luther Strange looks at the year ahead |
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Bonga: Uduaghan urges Shell to fix coastal communities |
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News bites: Iran and oil |
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Our View: La. Highway 1 project in the Gulf has national significance |
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MassDEP Penalizes Montague Property Owner $31K |
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Washington Insider – Gulf Coast Restoration |
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Disaster In The Niger Delta |
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Spill risk top concern as pipeline hearings begin in BC |
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Sector update: energy providers shift their focus further afield |
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Shell battles pipeline leak as production resumes in offshore field |
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BP cash flows again |
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Saving the brown pelican |
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Shell denies onshore Bonga spill |
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Water News: What’s Ahead in 2012 |
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Obvious choice: Disasters elsewhere argue for oil production here |
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Nigeria needs skilled security to tackle Boko Haram – Prof Odinkalu |
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Expert on oil supply, gas prices to speak at Mill Valley forum |
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BP breached rules in Valhall fire: investigator |
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Bill Kennedy Seeks Reelection |
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President Obama Signs Pipeline Safety, Airport Security Bills |
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NYMEX-US crude prices lower on stronger dollar |
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What the Internet Means for How We Think About the World |
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Newt Gingrich’s Florida team |
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Pent-up demand, latest bed-tax data shows tourism sector energized |
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Brazil cites Chevron third time for oil spill |
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Criminal Charges in Oil Spill |
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Brazil Oil Regulator Fines Chevron for Third Time for Spill |
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CNOOC’s fund not for Bohai oil spill |
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A deadly poison created by mixing sunlight and oil in shallow water |
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Coastguard Aparri assures no oil spill from capsized vessel |
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BP touts progress ahead of oil spill’s two-year anniversary |
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WEEKEND EXTRA: Pipelines will fuel plenty of talk |
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Energy Department predicted the 2011 boom in US fuel exports |
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IBM, Chevron, Boeing: Dow Losers |
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Report: Dept of Justice planning charges in BP Deepwater disaster |
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Brazil slaps new fine on Chevron |
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Sun-oil mix deadly for young herring |
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Oil Prices to Hinge on Economy, Hofmeister Says |
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Business news in brief |
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LSU’s run to BCS title game tops list |
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Beyonce Baby Rumors Are Rampant |
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BP money buys sports towels, Xmas lights, jingles |
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The Verdict: Criminal Charges Coming to BP? |
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China Accepts $78M Lawsuit Against ConocoPhilips (COP) Tied to Bohai Bay Spill |
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Why the Dow’s Sliding Today |
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Nigeria: Bonga Oil Spill – FG Hasn’t Learnt From Gulf of Mexico Crisis – Activist |
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2011 Sustains Greatest Disaster-Related Economic Losses in History |
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New Zealand Votes for it’s Own Destruction |
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The Oil That Comes in from the Cold |
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NEW YEAR’S REFLECTIONS: City leaders assess the trials and triumphs of the … |
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Ring out the old: 2011 arduous year |
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Wind and Solar Projects Advance on a Fast Track |
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AP News in Brief at 11:58 pm EST |
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Year in review: US downgraded and desperate in 2011 |
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| Bonga spill: Senate directs agencies to check shoreline oil The Nation Newspaper The Senate Committee on Environment has directed the Nigerian Oil Spill Detection and Response Agency (NOSDRA) and the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR) to examine the oil noticed on the shoreline when the members of the committee had an overfly … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Guimaras now safe from oil spill Sun.Star ENVIRONMENTAL Management Bureau (EMB)-Department of Environment and Natural Resources regional director Oscar Cabanayan reported a clean bill of health for the island province of Guimaras after an oil spill in 2006. Guimaras has recovered from the oil … See all stories on this topic » |
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| 350.org: Oil pipeline project won’t create as many jobs as solar Clean Energy Authority The recently passed House payroll tax bill, which included an effort to force through the Keystone XL oil pipeline project—as a jobs creator—was greeted by a human oil spill. Yet it is likely to create far less jobs than an extension of 1603 Treasury … See all stories on this topic » |
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| 2011: A Humorous Look Back Fort Worth Star Telegram By Dave Barry It was the kind of year that made a person look back fondly on the Gulf oil spill. Granted, the oil spill was bad. But it did not result in a high-decibel, weekslong national conversation about a bulge in a congressman’s underpants. … See all stories on this topic » |
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| News bites: Iran threatens to block key oil route The Hill (blog) By Andrew Restuccia – 12/28/11 09:08 AM ET Iran threatened to close a key oil route if Western nations impose new sanctions on the country, The Associated Press reports. Oil spill news from The Associated Press: “A federal judge on Tuesday dismissed … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Ecology, Coast Guard, IOSA respond to vessel sinking near Shaw Island Access Washington The Washington Department of Ecology (Ecology), US Coast Guard, and the Islands’ Oil Spill Association (IOSA) are working to contain oil leaking from a sunken vessel in Blind Bay on Shaw Island. The crew of the IOSA vessel Sea Goose has encircled the … See all stories on this topic » |
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| BofA, BP, Citigroup, Samsung, Goldman, Intel in Court News BusinessWeek BP America Inc. Chairman and President Lamar McKay, BP Plc’s highest-ranking US executive, was subpoenaed to testify at the February trial that will determine liability for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. BP faces at least 350 lawsuits by thousands … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Heating Oil Found in Vacant House on Old Frederick Road Patch.com When they arrived on the scene, they discovered the heating oil had spilled in the basement. Samantha Kappalman, a spokeswoman with the Maryland Department of the Environment, said the oil was confined the basement and there was no seepage into the … See all stories on this topic » |
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| The Business Matrix: Friday 29 December 2011 The Independent BP’s top US executive has been subpoenaed to testify in New Orleans over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. BP America chairman and president Lamar McKay will give evidence in the February trial which will determine who was liable for the disaster that saw … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Breached Silvertip Pipeline Replaced KULR-TV Errico said Exxon is working with the state to monitor the new line. She said soil and water samples are taken daily to ensure there are no new leaks. For more coverage of the Silvertip Pipeline oil spill, click on Special Reports. See all stories on this topic » |
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| 2011 Year in review — July Laurel Outlook Governor Brian Schweitzer toured the banks of the Yellowstone River assessing the damage of the oil spill. An estimated 750 to 1000 barrels of oil — roughly 42000 gallons — spilled late July 1 when the 12-inch Silvertip pipeline beneath the … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Muslim leader seeks truce after deadly bombing by sect Amsterdam News Elsewhere in Nigeria, a massive oil slick has been making its way to the Nigerian coast, threatening local wildlife along the shore. Much of the published information about the spill – one of the largest in a decade – comes from the company itself, … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Market Report: BP slips after US chief called to testify in trial The Independent Overnight came the declaration from a federal judge in the US that accident-prone BP was not negligent in the Prudhoe Bay oil spill in Alaska. The decision on the 2009 accident was seen as a minor victory for the British giant as it battles to repair … See all stories on this topic » |
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| December Update: ‘Margin Of Safety’ Stocks That Trade At A Discount To Value Seeking Alpha Brazilian federal prosecutors sued Chevron (CVX) and Transocean (RIG) for $10.6 billion related to an oil spill near Rio de Janeiro. The prosecutors also seek to suspend operations of both companies in Brazil, which could impact ten of Transocean’s … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Last shuttle flight is Fla.’s top story MiamiHerald.com … 2-year-old daughter Caylee in a trial that was watched nationwide. Rounding out the Top 5 were the state’s new requirement that government employees to contribute to their pensions and tourism rebounding along the Gulf coast after the 2010 oil spill. See all stories on this topic » |
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| Most-Read Corporate News Stories of 2011 Wall Street Journal US prosecutors are preparing what would be the first criminal charges against BP employees stemming from the 2010 Deepwater Horizon accident, which killed 11 workers and caused the worst offshore oil spill in US history. A WSJ investigation revealed … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Water Under the Bridge: Dec. 28, 2011 Daily Astorian A condemned fuel tanker drifting toward Willapa Bay, Wash., last month stirred worries of a local oil spill and cast some troubling questions over the mouth of the Columbia river. What would an oil spill mean to coastal wildlife, tourism, … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Report cites environmental pluses in Ala. in 2011 BusinessWeek … a program called “Forever Wild” to preserve wilderness land. Also praised in the report were efforts to clean up after the BP oil spill in 2010. Byington said the report recognizes Alabama residents who are working hard to create a better environment. See all stories on this topic » |
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| Chevron and Brazil’s oil industry The Economist After the 4.9m-barrel spill from the Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico in 2010, oil regulators around the world are in no mood for leniency. But the blitz against Chevron, for a leak of no more than 3000 barrels, makes some industry-watchers wonder … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Abusing the holiday spirit (Mississippi Soundoff) Mississippi Press (blog) They had the oil spill three weeks later. I will never buy another saltwater fishing license because I was never refunded any of that money. Guests from out of town are scared to use my water from Moss Point utilities because of a busted pipe out at … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Talk of the County Chicago Sun-Times A 1700-mile-long pipe pumping heated oil sludge will have many leaks and spills. Just look how many people were employed last year cleaning up BP’s disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Saw State’s Attorney Mike Waller at the Sunset Foods in … See all stories on this topic » |
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| W.Va. Jury Finds Chartis Owes $58 Million in Bad Faith Verdict Insurance News Net (press release) The jury held that because of the insurers’ bad faith conduct, Hess Oil should be awarded $5 million in compensatory damages and $53 million in punitive damages. The case stems from a gasoline spill that was discovered in 1998 at a location near a … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Boom goes the churro: Chilean court upholds damages for exploding sweets Christian Science Monitor In the McDonald’s coffee case, a new documentary called Hot Coffee released this July details the events surrounding the spill on Stella Liebeck, who suffered burns and sued the fast food chain. While she was dismissed as another American attempting to … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Republican Nonsense on Regulation Huffington Post For example, in the wake of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the Obama administration issued new rules on deep sea oil drilling. Those regulations might cost industry $200 million or so. But it’s quite obvious that the problem in this case isn’t … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Make Way for the Indian-American Politicos Big Government After the BP Oil Spill of April-July, 2010, Jindal loudly criticized Obama administration’s response and eventually persuaded the administration into lifting a permit moratorium on oil drilling in the Gulf of Mexico. South Carolina Governor Nikki Haley … See all stories on this topic » |
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| The AM Roundup: A $300 Million Stocking Stuffer, LCD Settlements Wall Street Journal (blog) WSJ BP is off probation: A US judge in Alaska on Tuesday dismissed government charges that oil giant had violated the terms of its criminal probation after a 2009 oil spill in Alaska, and released the oil company from probation. WSJ. See all stories on this topic » |
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| WAfrica Crude-Angolan programme nearly sold out Reuters Africa Bonga: Shell has still not given a start date for its Bonga facility after an oil spill on 20 December. * The company said on Tuesday the spill offshore Nigeria, the largest in the oil-producing nation since 1998, has been contained after less than … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Discounts Drive Boxing Day Store Visits, UK Stocks Rise 123Jump.com BP plc, the oil and gas explorer fell 0.3% to $43.14 after a US federal judge dismissed allegations by federal prosecutors that the company was criminally negligent in Gulf of Mexico oil spill in 2009. Max Petroleum PLC plunged 6.5% to 10.75 pence … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Fish Study Finds Sunlight Worsens Oil’s Effect Laboratory Equipment In a study published in the scientific journal PNAS, NOAA scientists and their collaborators reported Pacific herring embryos in shallow waters died in unexpectedly high numbers following an oil spill in San Francisco Bay, and suggest an interaction … See all stories on this topic » |
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| Gazette opinion: Compromise pipeline bill raises safety standards Billings Gazette Increased transparency with pipeline operators required to make oil spill response plans available publicly. “These provisions are important as Montana expands its energy future,” Tester said. “Part of our job in the aftermath of the Yellowstone spill … See all stories on this topic » |
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