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Chamber to Congress: drill, baby, drill
The SwampBy Jim Tankersley The U.S. Chamber of Commerce will urge Congress this morning to invest heavily in so-called "clean coal" research, to expand incentives for nuclear energy and renewable fuels, and to keep its hands off domestic oil and gas......Tags: Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry, Land Resources, Government, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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AP top news in Iowa at 4:58 p.m. CST
A settlement was expected Thursday in a federal lawsuit over the stabbing death of an 18-year-old student at the hands of another student at a meditation-based school in southeastern Iowa. Levi Butler was stabbed to death in the dining hall of the...Tags: Atlanta Falcons, Murder, Christmas, Michael Turner, Punishment
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Retired reading teacher accused of having sex with 6th grader in 1980s
Sentinel Staff WriterA 58-year-old retired Orange County Public School reading coach was arrested today for allegedly sexually battering a student in the 1980s. Wanda Smith, of Orlando, is being held without bond at the Orange County Jail. Smith, who was hired with the...Tags: Nick Smith, Elementary Schools, Rolling Hills, Ocoee, Schools
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Analysis: Russia seems more interested in cash than politics in gas war with Ukraine
Associated Press WriterMOSCOW (AP) — Five months after Russia crushed the Georgian army in the foothills of the Caucasus, Moscow is once again embroiled in a conflict with a former Soviet neighbor: waging an economic war with Ukraine that has disrupted natural gas...Tags: Energy Resources, Commodity Markets, Financial Markets, Vladimir Putin, Think Tanks
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How many scorpions? London Zoo conducts its annual critter count
Associated Press WriterLONDON (AP) — How do you count scorpions? Very gingerly, it turns out. "You use tongs and pick them up by the stinger," London Zoo senior keeper Tony Dobbs said. "You avoid the pincers at all costs. You could get a nasty nick if you're not...Tags: Endangered Species, Animals, Conservation, Wildlife, Population
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Hurt by sharply lower crude prices, Chevron says 4Q profit will be well below prior period
AP Energy WriterHOUSTON (AP) — Chevron Corp. said Thursday the huge drop in crude prices at the end of 2008 will be a big blow to its fourth-quarter earnings, a sharp reversal from the favorable market conditions that fueled record profits earlier in the year....Tags: Energy Resources, Commodity Markets, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Economy, Earnings
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EU, Russia strike deal on monitoring gas flow through Ukraine
AP Business WriterBRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — The European Union said Thursday that gas supplies should restart after it struck a deal with Russia on supervising the flow of gas through Ukraine. But officials could not say when many homes and businesses across Europe...Tags: Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry, Government, European Union, Vladimir Putin
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Crude prices fall again on poor job and retail numbers; traders await end-of-week job report
AP Energy WriterDENVER (AP) — Crude futures retreated for a second consecutive day as the government released more disheartening economic data and another inventory report suggested further erosion in energy demand. Light, sweet crude for February delivery fell 93...Tags: Energy Resources, Commodity Markets, Wal-Mart Stores Inc., McGraw-Hill Companies Incorporated (The), Economy
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Corn Ethanol Receives More Federal Aid Than Other Alt-Energy Industries Combined
Edmunds.comThe corn-based ethanol industry dominates federal programs to support renewable energy, having taken two-thirds of all subsidies for renewable energy sources in 2007, the latest year for which such information is now available. Corn-based ethanol received... -
Caffeinated Performance: Fill 'er up... with Starbucks?!
Autoblog.comFiled under: Etc., Green, TechIf researchers at the University of Nevada prove successful, America's growing caffeine addiction may have at least one major plus side. Apparently, used coffee grounds are between 10- and 15 percent oil, and that's a... -
Long-term protection for crabs - "freezing" dormant crabbers
baltimoresun.comIn reporting on Maryland's plans for regulating the crab catch next year in The Baltimore Sun today, I skipped over the state's proposal to "freeze" about a thousand crabbing licenses that apparently haven't been used in years. It won't do anything... -
Bush sets aside huge Pacific sanctuaries
baltimoresun.comYellow tang near Maug Island in Mariana Archipelago - Robert Schroeder, NOAAIn a move generating rare praise from environmentalists, President Bush is to announce today that he is creating three huge new marine reserves in...
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