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Chevron CEO: Industry must address 'legitimate' 'fracking' concerns
The chief executive of oil giant Chevron Corp. says that oil and gas producers must regulate themselves more tightly over hydraulic fracturing to address "legitimate concerns" that the practice is unsafe and harmful to the environment. At an event for...
Tags: The Wall Street Journal, Petroleum Industry, Energy Resources, Chevron Corportion, John J. Watson
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Three years later, BP oil cleanup ends in some Gulf Coast states
This post has been updated and corrected, as indicated below.Three years after a cataclysmic oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, oil producer BP announced Monday that active oil cleanup had ended in three states hit by the disaster. The gulf, the company said, is getting back to normal, a claim contested by...Tags: Petroleum Industry, U.S. Coast Guard, National Wildlife Federation, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico
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Cleanup work after BP oil spill end in three states
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Cleanup work has ended in three of the states affected by BP PLC's massive 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the company said Monday. The London-based oil giant said the Coast Guard has concluded "active cleanup operations"...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Environmental Pollution, BP Plc, Oil Spills
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Letters to the Editor: Parking, oil spill, D-day
On June 1, I parked downtown on Orange Avenue at 9 a.m. I checked the parking meter and saw no notation that payment was required 24-7 or on weekends. So, I did not put in any money. I had to work in the courthouse complex that morning and planned to...
Tags: Fluoride, Lawyers, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, BP Plc
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Progress slow in cleanup of Gulf Coast oil well disaster
WASHINGTON - Three years after the infamous BP oil spill off the Gulf Coast, lawmakers are still trying to nail down the effectiveness of past, present and future relief efforts backed by billions of dollars. Restoration efforts will receive anywhere...Tags: Environmental Pollution, Environmental Issues, Crime, Law and Justice, Dwayne Johnson, Local Government
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FEATURE-In Alaska's oilfields, drones count down to takeoff
ReutersBy Krithika Krishnamurthy June 7 (Reuters) - No pilot was required when the Aeryon Scout took off into the leaden skies of Alaska to inspect a stretch of oil pipeline. The miniature aircraft was guided by an engineer on the ground, armed only with a...Tags: Petroleum Industry, ConocoPhillips, Energy Resources, BlackBerry, Royal Dutch Shell Plc
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Deadline triggers rush of Gulf oil-spill lawsuits, including some from interior Florida
Even as Florida brought home several top-10 finishes in this year's annual contest for the nation's best beaches, the tsunami of lawsuits triggered by BP's beach-trashing oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico three years ago continued to gain strength. The...
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Litigation, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, Pam Bondi
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Charity funds for tragedy victims getting trickier
Within hours of the April 15 Boston Marathon bombing, even as the tragedy was unfolding on live television, the machinery of victim fundraising had already started to hum. By 5 p.m. April 16 — less than 26 hours after bomb blasts killed three...
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On the Chicago Keystone Pipeline Protest
On Wednesday, President Obama was in town for a fundraiser, and I headed down to the Hilton Chicago on South Michigan to cover the Keystone protest. A couple things: 1) It’s telling that despite the supposed scandals engulfing the president, I...
Tags: Social Issues, Elmhurst College, Minority Groups, Unrest, Conflicts and War, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
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Summer travel forecast: Better, but no blowout
NEW YORK (AP) — This summer, high rollers are flying to lavish hot spots for their vacations. The rest of us are driving to less luxurious places like nearby campgrounds. The good news: At some U.S. campgrounds these days you get live bands, air...
Tags: Tourism and Leisure, Holidays, Economy, Business and Finance, Advertising, Hotel and Accommodation Industry
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U.S. academics back BP in oil spill payouts battle
Reuters* Claims, payout rate may point to charge against profit * Accountancy professors represented by top lawyer * Appeal hearing set for July 8 By Andrew Callus LONDON, May 23 (Reuters) - A group of U.S. accountancy professors is backing BP's fight to...Tags: Environmental Issues, Lawyers, Crime, Law and Justice, BP Plc, Oil Spills
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