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Just miles away, in the North Pole, Santa’s elves are working ‘round the clock to ensure the Christmas cheer is spread far and wide. At the same, those opposed to responsible, 21 st century offshore oil and gas production – and the tens of thousands of good-paying jobs this production could generate – along Alaska’s outer continental shelf (OCS) , particularly in our Beaufort and Chukchi Seas , are working just as hard to deliver a nice, big ...
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3 hours ago ago from The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future
NYC urges ban on shale gas drilling in watershed NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York City urged New York state on Wednesday to ban natural gas drilling in its watershed, adding unprecedented support to critics who consider the chemicals used to mine for shale gas as poisonous to drinking water. The biggest city in the United States joined environmentalists and small-town neighbors of drilling operations in trying to hinder the exploitation of one ...
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18 hours ago ago from Forex Trading With The Insider Code
by Mac Interesting graphic showing the world's most profitable companies. Its no surprise that 6 of the top 10 firms with the greatest earnings are Oil companies. Full list after jump . . . via Bill Shrink Tagged as: Earnings , Global Companies , Oil Companies , Profitable Companies , Surprise Comments on this entry are closed.
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7 hours ago ago from CNN Money
Exxon's drilling juggernaut By Steve Hargreaves , staff writer December 23, 2009: 5:24 AM ET NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- Exxon Mobil may be getting more than it bargained for with its recent plan to purchase natural gas giant XTO Energy. The $41 billion deal would make Exxon the country's largest shale gas producer, drawing more attention to a controversial area of drilling that analysts say could invite tightened federal regulations ...
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The lead up to the recently-concluded talks in Copenhagen started literally years ago, with pre-meetings and conferences and those that are for addressing the issue of climate change and those who are intent on muddying the waters with the intent of increasing their profits at the expense of the planet fighting an increasingly public fight. After two weeks, the posturing, speeches, protests, and stumping have come to end and the United ...
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