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Chevron profit down 4.5% on lower oil prices
Chevron Corp.'s net income fell 4.5 percent in the first quarter as oil prices fell and refinery output fell. Chevron, the second largest U.S. oil company, has seen better profit margins than the other energy majors in recent years because a big part of...Tags: Natural Gas, Environmental Issues, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Economy, Business and Finance, Companies and Corporations
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Declining gas prices may level off and could pick up, analysts said
Ventura County StarMotorists who have enjoyed the decline in pump prices for weeks could start to see prices level off and climb back up before the end of next month, analysts say. Gasoline prices typically surge in late winter and spring as refineries switch from the...Tags: Memorial Day, Road Transportation, Ford, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, U.S. Department of Energy
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Tech careers put in focus at Imagine! Career Week
The Pittsburgh Tribune-ReviewBefore her five-year internship at NASA in Langley, Va., in 2006, Tremaine Wills, 24, believed everyone at the agency was an astronaut. "But I learned there's many pieces to every industry, and science and technology are needed everywhere," said Wills,...Tags: Teaching and Learning, Mathematics, Labor Legislation, Employment Opportunities, Economy, Business and Finance
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Gasoline prices: Slide in Californians' fuel costs has slowed
The drop in gasoline prices in California that began more than a month ago has slowed to a crawl, but there may be good news ahead when one of the state's most important refineries returns to full production as early as this month. When operating at its...
Tags: Hyundai, Petroleum Industry, Gasoline Industry
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Ethics agency launches probe of environmental regulator
SACRAMENTO -- The state's ethics agency is investigating whether one of California's top environmental regulators violated conflict-of-interest laws by regulating companies in which she owns stock. Officials at the Fair Political Practices Commission...Tags: General Electric Company, Values, BP Plc, Religion and Belief, Consumers
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Groups seek probe into low-grade crude shipments to L.A. refineries
A coalition of environmental groups says it has discovered that large-scale shipments of low-quality heavy crude oil from Canada's tar sands are being delivered by rail for processing by Southern California refineries. The groups on Tuesday called for...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Health and Safety at Work, Valero Energy Corp., Manufacturing and Engineering
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Town hopes for jobs tapping California's huge oil formation
TAFT, Calif. — This two-stoplight town was built on petroleum, and residents here never miss a chance to pay tribute. A 38-foot monument to wildcatters stands downtown; locals brag it's the tallest bronze sculpture west of the Mississippi. Every...
Tags: Environmental Pollution, Unemployment, Environmental Issues, Philip Anschutz, Jerry Brown
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How Apple invites facile analysis
For those of us not directly invested in Apple, the stock's trajectory over the last six months has been a thrill ride to rival anything you'll find at Magic Mountain. Since hitting an all-time peak of $705 in mid-September, the shares have been on a...
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Marcellus cash means more road projects
Daily American Staff WriterThe trickle-down effect of Marcellus Shale drilling has given Somerset County townships and boroughs a little financial insurance. More than $214,000 was distributed to the municipalities late last year. And according to township and borough...Tags: Local Government, Energy Resources, Petroleum Industry
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Crescenta Valley Water District win settlements
The Crescenta Valley Water District has bagged two more multimillion-dollar settlements from oil companies that officials claim leaked a contaminant into the local groundwater supply. So far, the district has penned three settlement agreements totaling...Tags: Litigation, Judges, ConocoPhillips, Environmental Issues, Lyondell Chemical Company
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California leads nation in advanced bio-fuel companies, report says
It isn't often that one gets to say that California has gotten it right in terms of attracting and supporting cutting-edge business enterprises. But in advanced bio-fuels, a new report says the state is leading the way. E2, also known as Environmental...
Tags: Business Enterprises, Environmental Issues, Petroleum Industry, Global Warming
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Fire and smoke near LAX is no emergency, officials say
L.A. NOWA controlled burn-off at a Chevron refinery is responsible for the fire and smoke residents saw Sunday evening near Los Angeles International Airport, and there is no emergency, fire officials said. Los Angeles County fire officials said they received...
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