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Alaska governor launches bid to measure oil in Arctic refuge
For decades, war has been waged over the holy grail of America's Arctic frontier, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The wide coastal plain on the edge of the Beaufort Sea contains stunning populations of caribou, grizzly, musk oxen and other wildlife...
Tags: Zoology, Regional Authority, Wildlife, U.S. House of Representatives, Politics
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Interior Department offers new rules for 'fracking'
WASHINGTON — The Interior Department proposed new rules to regulate hydraulic fracturing for oil and gas on federal land Thursday, drawing criticism from environmentalists that it had weakened an earlier draft to placate industry. Industry...
Tags: Natural Resources Defense Council, U.S. Department of the Interior, Petroleum Industry, Water Supply, Land Resources
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Hundreds oppose China refinery project in mostly peaceful protests
BEIJING -- Surrounded and pushed back by police, hundreds of people shouted and marched again in the southern China city of Kunming to protest the construction of a petrochemical plant. It was the second time this month that demonstrators gathered in...
Tags: Fishing, Companies and Corporations, Lifestyle and Leisure, Plant Openings, Petroleum Industry
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Obama administration to tighten pressure on Iran, aide says
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration said Wednesday that it would add more sanctions on Iran in an effort to dissuade Tehran from continuing its nuclear program, but stopped short of backing tough new penalties that lawmakers are considering....
Tags: Bob Corker, Tehran (Iran), Bob Menendez, Politics, Elections
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New hydraulic fracturing rules proposed
Hydraulic fracturing, the process that involves shooting millions of gallons of water, sand and chemicals underground to crack shale formations and unlock oil and gas, would become more difficult under new rules proposed by the Interior Department. As...
Tags: Natural Resources Defense Council, U.S. Department of the Interior, Petroleum Industry, Water Supply, Land Resources
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What do we spend to preserve nature? $40 billion
Some say that you can’t put a price on precious natural resources. As of this week, you can. The public and private tab for conserving the nation’s fish, wildlife and natural resources is close to $40 billion a year, according to a study...
Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Natural Resources, Environmental Issues, Conservation, Agriculture
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Record $2.25-billion fine urged in deadly San Bruno blast
Utility giant Pacific Gas & Electric should pay a record $2.25-billion penalty for a 2010 natural gas explosion in San Bruno that killed eight people and devastated a neighborhood, regulators recommended Monday. If approved by the California Public...
Tags: Movies, Explosions, Transportation Industry, Emergency Incidents, Disasters and Accidents
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Feds to study oil exploration's effects on marine life
Two federal agencies on Friday announced a major review of how seismic testing for oil and gas deposits affects marine mammals and fish in deep waters off the Gulf of Mexico. So-called seismic surveys entail blasts from air guns or other ship-borne...
Tags: Zoology, National Marine Fisheries Service , Science and Technology, Petroleum Industry, Science
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Record $2.25-billion fine recommended in San Bruno explosion
A division of the California Public Utilities Commission recommended Monday that the agency levy a $2.25-billion penalty against Pacific Gas and Electric Company for the deadly 2010 explosion in San Bruno. If approved, Commission officials said, the...
Tags: Movies, Explosions, Transportation Industry, Emergency Incidents, Entertainment
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Occidental Petroleum Chairman Ray Irani ousted at annual meeting
Occidental Petroleum shareholders ousted Chairman and former Chief Executive Ray Irani in a dramatic annual meeting that signaled the end of an era for the storied oil and gas producer. It concluded a nearly three-decade run as a director of the Los...
Tags: Companies and Corporations, Occidental Petroleum Corp., Entertainment Events, Corporate Officers, Annual and Special Corporate Meetings
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Occidental Petroleum Chairman Ray Irani ousted by shareholders
This post has been corrected. See below for details. Occidental Petroleum Chairman Ray Irani was ousted by shareholders from the oil and gas petroleum's board and was absent from Friday's annual meeting in Santa Monica Irani, 78, has been with the...
Tags: Occidental Petroleum Corp., Companies and Corporations, Petroleum Industry, Board of Directors, Economy, Business and Finance
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Obama, Mexico leader to avoid hot topics, at least publicly
WASHINGTON — President Obama will seek to cement relations with Mexico's new president, Enrique Peña Nieto, over the next two days with vows of neighborly kinship and future cooperation. But the true test of their ability to work together may be...
Tags: Lobbying, Politics, George W. Bush, Migration, Immigration
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