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Northern Michigan gas price spike raises questions
Staff WriterHARBOR SPRINGS — A stark gas price jump Monday afternoon has left Northern Michigan customers asking why. A single day increase from an average $3.72 per gallon to $3.89 per gallon hike across Emmet and Charlevoix counties has put Northern Michigan...Tags: Energy Resources, AAA, Natural Resources, Manufacturing and Engineering, Environmental Issues
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Storm Threat Shuts Some U.S. Gulf Oil Output
ReutersHOUSTON (Reuters) - Oil and gas producers increasingly shut down production and evacuated workers in the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday as the first weather system of the 2012 Atlantic hurricane season disrupted some operations in the prolific basin....Tags: Meteorological Disasters, Career and Workplace, BHP Billiton Plc., Marco Polo, Employees
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Oil Executives Meet With Parnell At Downtown Luncheon
Channel 2 NewsOil executives with several firms operating in Alaska met with Gov. Sean Parnell at the Dena'ina Center in Downtown Anchorage Thursday for a noon luncheon hosted by Exxon Mobil Corp. Chief executives at the high-security, invitation-only event included...Tags: Executive Branch, Exxon Mobil Corporation, Sean Parnell, Natural Gas, BP Plc
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Inupiat whaling, drilling at stake in recent Alaskan mayor’s race
GreenspaceIndependent photojournalists Will Rose and Kajsa Sjölander were on Alaska’s North Slope in November to document traditional whaling by the native Inupiat people, and found themselves at the height of a highly charged mayoral election season, with... -
Think Again: A look at Brown's proposed tax increase
We all feel it when gas prices spike. It's a pattern every four years that coincides with elections. Israel threatens to strike Iran, Iran threatens to block oil shipments and presidential candidates spew inflammatory rhetoric. Suddenly, oil companies...Tags: Executive Branch, Jerry Brown, Personal Income, Elections, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities
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"Limbo" Special Session Holds Hearings -- Bombshell Testimony on Point Thomson Given
With the the 30-thousand-dollar-a-day legislative session still in limbo, committee hearings were held. Though no laws can be passed, now that the Senate has adjourned, two Senate Committees did examine two important issues: the high cost of energy in...
Tags: Home Heating, Executive Branch, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Port Authority of New York and New Jersey
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PA Commonwealth Helps Delta Subsidiary Acquire Trainer Refinery Complex
Governor Tom Corbett today announced that commonwealth support will enable Delta Air Lines’ wholly-owned subsidiary, Monroe Energy LLC, to acquire the ConocoPhillips refinery in Trainer, preserving hundreds of direct jobs and thousands of jobs in...
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In Bangladesh, Clinton to focus on democracy and development
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"Big 3" North Slope Producers to Testify About Oil Tax Plan Before Alaska Senate
Channel 2 NewsOn Wednesday morning, the State Senate will listen to testimony from the big 3 oil producers on Alaska's North Slope. The three are in favor of a big oil tax reduction bill proposed by Governor Sean Parnell (R) Alaska. Known as House Bill 110, the...Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Regional Authority, Sean Parnell, Crime, Law and Justice
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A Tale of 2 Taxes
An Alaska lawmaker -- who has done an analysis of the state's tax structure for oil companies -- says there is evidence that questionable negotiating skills have cost Alaska dearly in oil tax revenues. Senator Bill Wielechowski (D-Anchorage) analyzed a...Tags: Companies and Corporations, Finance, Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Economy, Business and Finance, Petroleum Industry
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Anchorage Baptist Temple Plans to Build 230-Foot-Tall Cross
Channel 2 NewsThe Anchorage Baptist Temple is exploring the option of adding a new landmark to the skies over East Anchorage by the end of next year: a 230-foot-tall cross built on its property that could be the world's tallest, according to a request for an...Tags: Federal Aviation Administration, Crossroads, Christianity, Religion and Belief, Tour Operations Industry
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Alaska's Revenue Commissioner Gets Tough Questioning From State Senators
"Same pig, different lipstick." That's what one Alaska State Senator said Friday after a hearing in which the Department of Revenue described the Governor's new tax plan to the Senate Resources Committee. The colorful comment was meant to convey a...
Tags: Executive Branch, Government, Alaska Legislature, Regional Authority, Companies and Corporations
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