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Pickens would give it all up to be young again
If T. Boone Pickens could choose between his current circumstances and being an 18-year-old preparing to enter the job market, he would choose the latter — and he might send his first résumés to energy companies. The oil and gas entrepreneur, who...Tags: Elections, Natural Resources, Petroleum Industry, BP Plc, Business Enterprises
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Natural Perspectives: Getting prepared for disaster takes some real effort
Preparing for emergencies is so important that Vic and I are devoting another column to the topic. After sitting in on the city's disaster preparedness seminar two weeks ago, I am more ready for emergencies. Vic and I have put many of the things that I...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Peanut Butter, Natural Resources, Health Treatments, Butter
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Natural Perspectives: Current situation more like 'global weirding'
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) National Climatic Data Center's "State of the Climate: Global Analysis for Annual 2010" makes for some pretty sobering reading. Vic and I waded through the nine-page document over the hot Fourth...Tags: Weather, Natural Resources, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Ecosystems, Weather Reports
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Natural Perspectives: Rainbow isn't stealing our gold
Some people in town are upset because our trash collection fees may go up.
Like other homeowners, Vic and I got the notice that the city of Huntington Beach is proposing to raise the residential trash collection fees. Vic thought the proposed fee...Tags: Elections, Natural Resources, Consumers, Prices, Human Interest
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'Green' gas plan offers climate-friendly home heating
Guest blogger(An earlier version of this post included incorrect information about Maryland Gas & Electric, its pricing and whether it offers a "green" gas plan involving carbon offsets. The Sun regrets the errors.) ---------------- (Another in an occasional...Tags: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, Consumers, Chesapeake Bay Foundation, Energy Saving, Prices
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Interior issues new drilling rule on public land
WASHINGTON (AP) — Companies that drill for oil and natural gas on federal lands will be required to disclose publicly the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing operations, the Obama administration said Thursday. The new "fracking" rule replaces a...
Tags: U.S. Congress, Land Resources, Washington, DC, Petroleum Industry, American Petroleum
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Lawmakers retreat from high-profile energy legislation
After a 2012 focused on major long-term energy issues, the Legislature retreated a bit from high profile energy legislation this year. Instead, attention was more narrowly focused on altering existing laws regarding the construction of nuclear power...Tags: Ethanol, Renewable Energy, Nuclear Power, Biofuels, Executive Branch
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CF Industries 1Q profit rises 10%
Fertilizer producer CF Industries on Wednesday reported that net earnings climbed to a record-high $406.5 million, or $6.47 per share, for the first quarter, from $368.4 million, or $5.54 per share, a year ago. Excluding one-time items, among them a $22....
Tags: Petroleum Industry, Energy Resources, Chemical Industry, Thomson Corporation, Softball
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FPL's rising natural-gas use spurs push for new pipeline into Florida
PORT ST. JOHN — Competing with the high-pressure whine of natural gas surging through gleaming pipes, Florida Power & Light Co. executives on Wednesday dedicated their newest power plant: a monster overlooking the Indian River Lagoon that bolsters...
Tags: Brevard County, Plant Openings, Economy, Business and Finance, Indian River Lagoon, Petroleum Industry
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A new day for U.S. manufacturing
Remember the 1980s? It was to be the decade of Japanese dominance. A post-Jimmy Carter America would be unable to compete with the efficient Japanese jobs machine. Aging technology, lazy management and high-cost labor would ensure America's rapid demise...Tags: Royal Dutch Shell Plc, Intel Corp., Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., Prices, Allegheny Technologies Inc.
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Oil price up 3.3%;natural gas drops
NEW YORK - The price of oil rose more than 3 percent Thursday as the European Central Bank cut its key interest rate to a new low and U.S. unemployment claims dropped. But natural gas was headed for its biggest decline since August after U.S. supplies...Tags: Petroleum Industry, Weather, Money and Monetary Policy, New York Mercantile Exchange, Weather Reports
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PPL first quarter profit falls
PPL Corp.'s first-quarter profit dropped 24 percent, largely because of the effect of special items, the Allentown electric company announced Thursday. PPL posted earnings of $413 million, or 65 cents a share, for the three-month period that ended...Tags: Economy, Business and Finance, Metal and Mineral, Petroleum Industry, Allentown, Energy
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