Dollar makes a comeback and crude prices tumble
AP - 1 minute agoAP - Crude prices have trended lower for well over than a month and grew even cheaper Monday, which might lead some to believe prices at the pump would follow along.
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U.S. Stocks Drop as Banks Fall, Energy Producers Slump on Oil
Bloomberg - 33 seconds agoDec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- U.S. stocks declined, wiping out a 0.4 percent advance in the Standard & Poor’s 500 Index, as banks extended their declines and the dollar’s rally against the euro pushed down producers of commodities.
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As Copenhagen opens, US rules global warming a health threat - Summary
EARTHtimes.org - 1 minute agoWashington - President Barack Obama's environmental agency issued a landmark ruling Monday that greenhouse-gas emissions blamed for global warming represent a danger to public health and can be regulated under existing US laws. The long-awaited enda...
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James Hoggan: The Oily Echo Machine Behind "Climategate"
The Huffington Post - 4 minutes agoIt's no coincidence that the groups pushing this story the hardest have a long history of taking money from oil and coal companies to attack the conclusions made by climate scientists.
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Industry reacts to EPA climate ruling
AP via Yahoo! News - 5 minutes agoPolitical, costly, and likely to choke off growth. That's how the energy industry and companies that use a lot of energy describe the Environmental Protection Agency's announcement that greenhouse gas emissions are a danger and must be regulated.
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Bush Climate Team Still Impacting The Debate, Report Finds
CommonDreams.org - 5 minutes agoby Nick Pinto As the next round of UN climate change negotiations begin in Copenhagen, a new report describes how 22 Bush-era officials are still influencing the climate debate, many of them as registered lobbyists for industry. Among the former officials listed in the report from watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington are the following: read more
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Weekly Industry Crib Sheet: Fewest Job Losses Posted Since Recession Began
ThomasNet - 7 minutes agoPlus: Manufacturing Orders Rise, Credit Conditions Improve, Chemical Plant Safety Highlighted and a New Government Contracting Hub Launched for Entrepreneurs.
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Oil drops below $75 on continuing demand concerns
Reuters via Yahoo! News - 10 minutes agoOil fell toward $74 a barrel on Monday as low demand for crude oil in the wake of the economic downturn continued to pressure prices, outweighing last week's strong U.S. job report.
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DCP Midstream Partners Receives Investment Grade Credit Rating From Standard & Poor's
PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance - 11 minutes agoDCP Midstream Partners, LP today announced that it has received an investment grade credit rating of BBB-/Stable from Standard and Poor's .
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Lansing-area road projects delayed
Eaton Rapids Community News - 11 minutes agoEighteen road and bridge projects in Ingham and Eaton counties reportedly will be delayed as the state grapples with a budget shortfall, according to the Michigan Infrastructure and Transportation Association.
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Protesters Target Chevron HQ
KCRA 3 Sacramento - 13 minutes agoProtesters demonstrated Monday in front of Chevron's headquarters in San Ramon to highlight what they said are efforts by the oil giant to undermine the fight against global warming.
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Moralas' Big Win: Voters Ratify His Remaking of Bolivia
Time Magazine - 14 minutes agoWith a prosperous economy in his belt, the country's leftist and first indigenous president records a resounding victory for his second term in office
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Copenhagen climate conference kicks off
Scientific American - 15 minutes agoTo be or not to be? That is the question. Will 192 world governments agree in the next two weeks on a framework to cut emissions of greenhouse gases and thereby combat climate change? Or will they dither and divide at the Copenhagen climate summit , as they did with previous efforts, including the ineffectual Kyoto Protocol ? [More]
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Frederick man doused with gasoline, set afire
The Herald-Mail - 16 minutes agoFREDERICK, Md. A Frederick man was in critical condition at Monday a Washington hospital, two days after an acquaintance doused him with gasoline and set him on fire, according to police.
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EPA Issues Carbon-Emissions Rule, Giving Obama Copenhagen Tool
Bloomberg - 17 minutes agoDec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency declared carbon dioxide a health hazard today, paving the way for new regulation of emissions from sources such as power plants, factories, cars and trucks.
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The Most Undervalued Stocks in the Market
The Motley Fool - 20 minutes agoCheck out these undervalued beauties.
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Local support crucial for MSA
The Daily Leader - 20 minutes agoIt has been a busy week in the efforts to kindle support for the Mississippi School of the Arts, the Crisis Intervention Center and the Mississippi Adolescent Center - all located here in Brookhaven and cited for potential closure in efforts to balance the state's budget.
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Tough Times Force OPEC Members to Close Ranks
Rigzone - 21 minutes agoDivisions within OPEC have eased as the dual threat of the global economic crisis and climate change talks force oil producers to be pragmatic and unified, analysts said on Sunday.
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Md. man critical after he was set on fire
The San Francisco Examiner - 24 minutes agoFREDERICK, MD. — Police say a Frederick man is in critical condition at a Washington hospital two days after an acquaintance doused him with gasoline and set him on fire.
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Cap and Fade
New York Times - 24 minutes agoPresident Obama’s cap and trade plan does little to slow global warming. A carbon tax would be a better approach.
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Oil Futures Drop as Fed Expects ‘Moderate’ Economic Growth
Bloomberg - 26 minutes agoDec. 7 (Bloomberg) -- Crude oil dropped for a fourth day, trading below $75 a barrel, as Federal Reserve Chairman Ben S. Bernanke said the U.S. economy will face a weak labor market and tight credit, signaling fuel demand will be slow to recover.
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