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RPT-COLUMN-Enhanced recovery will anchor oil prices below $100: Kemp
ReutersBy John Kemp LONDON, May 16 (Reuters) - Enhanced oil recovery (EOR) techniques could boost U.S. domestic oil production by 4 million barrels per day for 50 years, while storing all the emissions from 93 large coal-fired power plants, at a price of just...Tags: Politics, Global Warming, Metal and Mineral, Denbury Resources Incorporated, Air Products and Chemicals, Inc.
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Durham's creative economy healthy, report says
The Herald-Sun, Durham, N.C.Durham County remains a healthy place for the creative economy, according to a report released Thursday. Durham scored above the national average on the Creative Vitality Index. Creative jobs in the county also increased 22 percent from 2006 to 2011....Tags: Environmental Issues, Arts and Culture, Durham County (North Carolina), Arts, Durham (Durham, North Carolina)
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Turbine blade plummets in Ocotillo
Staff WriterOCOTILLO — A massive blade from one of the 112 wind turbines recently installed was found near a tower base Thursday, after plummeting onto the ground overnight, triggering safety concerns among officials and some residents. No injuries were...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Wind Power, Environmental Issues, Archaeology, Renewable Energy
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Older Americans Month proclaimed in Gallia County
Gallipolis Daily Tribune, OhioThe Area Agency on Aging District 7, Inc. (AAA7) celebrates the accomplishments of our older citizens in recognition of May as Older Americans Month. Each May is celebrated nationwide as Older Americans Month, and this year's theme for Ohio is...Tags: Long Term Care, Environmental Issues, Physical Conditions
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In Bristol, Cuccinelli touts continued reliance on coal
Richmond Times-DispatchRepublican gubernatorial candidate Ken Cuccinelli sketched a wide-ranging energy policy for Virginia Thursday that was short on specifics but long on the idea that less regulation and continued reliance on coal are central to the economic success of the...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Politics, Ken Cuccinelli, Metal and Mineral, Coal
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Canada PM touts Keystone pipeline in U.S., says must be approved
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper turned into a pitch man for TransCanada Corp's Keystone XL oil pipeline on Thursday, telling a New York audience the project is so important that Washington has to approve it. President Barack...Tags: U.S. Department of State, Weather, Politics, TransCanada Corporation, National Government
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Canton Hydropower Project Moves Forward In U.S. Senate
The Hartford CourantLegislation that would let two old dams on the Farmington River be used for hydropower got a boost on Thursday when a committee of the U.S. Senate endorsed the idea. The Senate's energy and natural resources committee voted in favor of a bill that...Tags: Chris Murphy, Politics, U.S. Senate, Renewable Energy, U.S. House of Representatives
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Nearly 50 vendors set up booths at 2013 Senior and Caregiver Expo
caleb.calhoun@herald-mail.comInformation on the Affordable Care Act’s upcoming effects on senior citizens in Maryland and medical equipment that can be used at home were features of the 2013 Senior and Caregiver Expo put on by Washington County CARES in Hager Hall on Thursday....Tags: Health Care Reform (2009), Prescription Drugs, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Hagerstown (Washington, Maryland), Environmental Issues
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US House votes to repeal Obamacare in 37th symbolic act
ReutersBy David Morgan WASHINGTON, May 16 (Reuters) - The Republican-controlled U.S. House of Representatives voted to repeal President Barack Obama's healthcare reform law on Thursday in a symbolic move aimed as much at healing internal Republican rifts as...Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, U.S. Senate, Politics, Steny Hoyer, Justice System
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READER SUBMITTED: Hall High School Grad Takes on Climate Change
West HartfordEmma Beede, 2009 graduate of Hall High School in West Hartford, is combating climate change by taking on the fossil fuel industry. In January, the senior at Rhode Island School of Design founded Divest RISD, a campaign demanding that the school end its...Tags: Weather, Politics, Human Rights, South Africa, Teaching and Learning
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Ohio's well data shatters shale oil hopes
ReutersNEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. hopes for a new shale oil bonanza in Ohio, joining the prolific Bakken and Eagle Ford plays that have raised production to 20-year highs, were shattered on Thursday by the first hard evidence that the Utica formation was...Tags: Chesapeake Energy Corp., Aubrey K. McClendon, Consumers, Environmental Issues, Morningstar Incorporated
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Alien 'crazy ants' invading southern U.S.
An invasion of alien "crazy ants" is making many residents of the U.S. Gulf Coast long for the old days of pesky, biting fire ants. Like fire ants, these South American invaders seem to be fond of electrical equipment. But unlike their stinging red...
Tags: Environmental Issues, Ecosystems, Science and Technology
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