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Crude oil prices are down for third day, as traders assess the latest round of economic reports. Marvin Odum, Shell Oil Company, weighs in.
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Outdoor air pollution contributed to 1.2 million premature deaths in China in 2010, nearly 40 percent of the global total, according to a new summary of data from a scientific study on leading causes of death. The New York Times reports.
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Air pollution is driving expatriates out of Beijing and making it harder for companies to recruit international talent. The FT reports.
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HOUSTON, April 1- An Exxon Mobil Corp crude oil pipeline that ruptured and spewed thousands of barrels of oil into an Arkansas subdivision remained shut on Monday as cleanup efforts continued with no word on when it would be fixed and restarted. Exxon spokesman Charles Engelmann declined to speculate on when excavation would start.
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SINGAPORE, April 1- Brent crude eased under $110 a barrel on Monday after Chinese manufacturing data missed market expectations, signalling possibly slower demand growth in the world's second-largest oil consumer.
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SINGAPORE, April 1- Brent crude eased under $110 a barrel on Monday after Chinese manufacturing data missed market expectations, signalling possibly slower oil demand growth in the world's second-largest consumer.
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SHANGHANG COUNTY, China, April 1- When Zijin Mining Group threatened to move its headquarters some 270 kms from its home county of Shanghang to Xiamen on China's southeast coast, a local Communist Party boss rushed to confront the company's chairman Chen Jinghe.
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March 31- Exxon Mobil on Sunday continued cleanup of a pipeline spill that loosed thousands of barrels of heavy Canadian crude in Arkansas as opponents of oil sands development latched on to the incident to attack plans to build the Keystone XL line.
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March 31- Exxon Mobil on Sunday continued cleanup of a pipeline oil spill in Arkansas that loosed thousands of barrels of heavy Canadian crude and forced the evacuation of 22 homes.
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WASHINGTON, March 29- President Barack Obama pitched the first major environmental effort of his second term on Friday in a bid to slash smog-forming emissions from gasoline that have been linked to lung and heart ailments, setting up a fight with Republicans and the oil industry.
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OTTAWA, Ontario-- Canada defended its decision to pull out of a United Nations convention that fights the spread of droughts just a month before a major gathering would have forced the country to confront scientific analysis on the effects of climate change. Canada is the only country in the world outside the agreement.
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Gary Herbert said Thursday he was struggling over whether to let Las Vegas pump massive amounts of groundwater from the Nevada- Utah border. The water comes from an ice-age aquifer under 120- mile-long Snake Valley, which supports ranching and farming on both sides of the Utah- Nevada border.
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RICHMOND, Va.-- A major producer of ingredients used in nylon and fertilizer agreed Thursday to pay a $3 million civil penalty for alleged air pollution violations at its Hopewell plant. The agreement between federal authorities and Honeywell Resins and Chemicals LLC was filed in U.S. District Court in Richmond.
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*EPA to announce rules to lower emissions on Friday. *EPA: every $1 in industry costs would cut $7 from health bills. In addition, the American Petroleum Institute, the main energy industry lobbying group, has said the rules could increase refinery operating costs by up to 9 cents per gallon.
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In addition, the American Petroleum Institute, the main energy industry lobbying group, has said the rules could increase refinery operating costs by up to 9 cents per gallon. A study released by Navigant Consulting last year said the rules could cut healthcare costs for lung and heart diseases by $5 billion to $6 billion a year by 2020 and double that by 2030..
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The groups, alarmed at scant progress toward an agreement within a United Nations aviation body, presented a petition with more than 60,000 signatures on Monday to a representative of the U.S. State Department.
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INDIANAPOLIS-- An Indiana lawmaker who opposes a 30- year contract with the developers of a proposed $2.8 billion coal-gasification plant told a House committee Wednesday that the surge in U.S. shale gas production has driven down natural gas prices, leaving synthetic gas projects unfeasible.
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Rick Snyder signed legislation Wednesday creating a $21 million program to deepen Michigan harbors that could become impassable to boats as parts of the Great Lakes hover near historically low levels. In January, Lake Michigan and Lake Huron hit their lowest ebb since record keeping began in 1918. Both were more than 2 feet below their long-term average.
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March 28- Canadian Pacific Railway Ltd reopened a rail line in western Minnesota on Thursday, a day after a mile-long train hauling crude oil from Canada derailed in the area, spilling up to 30,000 gallons of oil.
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NEW YORK/ CALGARY March 27- A mile-long train hauling oil from Canada derailed and leaked 30,000 gallons of crude in western Minnesota on Wednesday, as debate rages over the environmental risks of transporting tar sands across the border.
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By David Sheppard and Jeffrey Jones. NEW YORK/ CALGARY March 27- A mile-long train hauling oil from Canada derailed and leaked 30,000 gallons of crude in western Minnesota on Wednesday, as debate rages over the environmental risks of transporting tar sands across the border.