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Column: Obama accelerates loss of trust
WASHINGTON — Leaving aside the seriousness of lawlessness, and the corruption of our civic culture by the professionally pious, this past week has been amusing. There was the spectacle of advocates of an ever-larger regulatory government...Tags: Taxation, Weather, Career and Workplace, Kathleen Sebelius, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
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Strictly Business: Asking the big questions
The Columbian, Vancouver, Wash.It's a reflection of the Port of Vancouver's desire to do the right thing that it held a public workshop last week to discuss how to handle crude oil safely, including how to clean up potential oil spills in the Columbia River. The discussion stemmed...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Environmental Pollution, Alternative Energy, Water Pollution, China
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Greenhouse gas
On May 9, for the first time in millions of years, the level of carbon dioxide in the Earth's atmosphere reached above 400 parts per million. What these numbers tell us is that within 25 years, if we continue to produce CO2 at our present rate, we can...Tags: Science and Technology, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Environmental Issues
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EDITORIAL: Scientists agree on global warming
The Virginian-PilotThe attack on the notion of global warming takes many forms, but a particularly pernicious one argues that scientific consensus on the subject is a myth. That charge has been made so many times by so many global warming deniers that 60 percent of...Tags: Science, Science and Technology, Weather, Global Change, Environmental Issues
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LETTER: Pooh-Poohs Global Warming
In contrast to the notion that the concentration of Carbon Dioxide (CO2) reaching 400 ppm is an important milestone [May 16, Robert Thorson column, May 16, "The Mark You Don't Want to Hit"], some scientists have recently been downplaying the warming power...Tags: Environmental Issues
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Groups appeal crude oil plan
The Daily World, Aberdeen, Wash.Westway Terminal Company's plan to build a crude oil storage and shipping terminal in Grays Harbor may hit a roadblock, with two groups filing appeals with the state to stop the project. The Quinault Indian Nation and a coalition composed of Friends...Tags: Ecosystems, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Wildlife, Conservation, Biology
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Tesoro is cleared to buy BP's Carson refinery, Arco stations
Tesoro Corp. won federal and state clearance for its purchase of BP's Carson refinery, Arco stations and other assets for $2.4 billion, an acquisition that would further concentrate the state's fuel-making capacity into only two players — Tesoro and...
Tags: Gasoline Industry, Environmental Pollution, AAA, Economy, Business and Finance, Consumers
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Obama Debases Trust In Government
The Hartford CourantLast week was amusing. There was the spectacle of advocates of an ever-larger regulatory government expressing shock about such government's large capacity for misbehavior. And, entertainingly, the answer to the question "Will Barack Obama's scandals...Tags: Taxation, Weather, Global Expansion, Career and Workplace, Kathleen Sebelius
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Tesoro gets state and federal clearance to buy BP's Arco assets
State and federal authorities cleared the way Friday for Tesoro Corp. to buy BP's Carson refinery, the Arco brand and other assets, and the Texas oil giant agreed to California restrictions on prices, jobs and retrofits to protect the environment. The...
Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Petroleum Industry, BP Plc, Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers
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Mailbag: Fire-ring smoke makes it hard to breathe
As a resident of Huntington Street, I live with the smoke and soot caused by the incessant daily beach fires. It's horrible; the air quality is being adversely affected. My window sills are black with the soot from the fires. My screens are black, my...Tags: Ecosystems, Conservation, Dick Cheney, Weather, John Boehner
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'Green' gas plans offer climate-friendly home heating
Guest blogger“Would you like to buy a carbon offset with your purchase today?” That’s a question you hear more often when you rent a car or buy groceries at MOM’S Organic Markets. Now, you also have that option when you buy natural gas to...Tags: Energy Saving, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Home Heating, Energy, Energy Resources
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Nebraska lawmakers advance climate change study
LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) - Nebraska lawmakers gave first round approval Tuesday to a measure that would launch a state review of climate change. Lawmakers voted 35-0 to advance the proposal by Sen. Ken Haar of Malcolm after a handful of lawmakers denounced...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Droughts, Ecosystems, Justice System, Science and Technology
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