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Oil prices waver above 3-year low as crude inventory report shows decline
AP Energy WriterSIOUX FALLS, S.D. (AP) _ Oil prices wavered near three-year lows as investors weighed falling global demand and a government report showing an unexpected decline in U.S. crude inventories. Light, sweet crude for January delivery fell 17 cents to settle...Tags: Upstream Oil and Gas Activities, Heads of State, Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, McGraw-Hill Companies Incorporated (The), Government
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Envoy says EU to push harder for Caspian natural gas pipeline bypassing Russia
ASHGABAT, Turkmenistan (AP) _ The European Union will push harder for a pipeline to carry natural gas from the Caspian Sea region to Europe while bypassing Russia, a senior EU diplomat said Wednesday. Russia's war with Georgia underscores the need to...Tags: Energy Resources, Government, European Union, National Government, Natural Gas
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Experts: Human-made underwater noise threatens endangered whales and dolphins
Associated Press WriterROME (AP) _ The songs that whales and dolphins use to communicate, orient themselves and find mates are being drowned out by human-made noises in the world's oceans, U.N. officials and environmental groups said Wednesday. That sound pollution —...Tags: Endangered Species, Nature, Animals, Conservation, Football
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6 charged in alleged ivory smuggling scheme
john.valenti@newsday.com robert.kessler@newsday.comThe U.S. Department of Justice arrested six people Wednesday in an elaborate smuggling operation in which prohibited elephant ivory was sent in fraudulent shipments from Africa through Kennedy Airport, officials said. The suspects, accused of smuggling...Tags: Virginia, Texas, New Jersey, Nature, Police Arrests
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Disney Extends 'Hannah Montana' and 'Suite Life'
Zap2ItIt looks like all those reports about the impending end of "Hannah Montana" were a little premature. The Disney Channel said Tuesday that it's extending the order for its signature show's third season, and has also picked up a second season of "The Suite...Tags: Hannah Montana (tv program), Miley Cyrus, Wetlands
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Alpha closing W.Va. mine; 329 jobs to be lost
AP Business WriterShares of Alpha Natural Resources dropped sharply Wednesday after the coal producer warned that the slowing economy could trim as much as $95 million from its expected 2008 profit. Alpha now expects earnings to range between $175 million and $185...Tags: Virginia, West Virginia, Health and Safety at Work, Pennsylvania, Coal
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Christmas tree shopping: artificial vs. fresh, farmed
Chicago TribuneIt may be the season of kindness and generosity, but there's a civil war raging within the Christmas tree industry. Artificial tree companies have been known to perpetuate the myth that once-living Christmas trees contribute to deforestation. Tree farmers...Tags: Asthma, Illinois, Oregon, Allergies, Government
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Official state Christmas tree to be presented Thursday
Sentinel Staff WriterThe official state Christmas tree will be presented to Gov. Charlie Crist on Thursday at 11 a.m. The tree was grown by Tony and Debbie Harris, operators of Ergle Christmas Tree Farm in Dade City. The state's official tree was selected by a kindergarten...Tags: Christmas, Florida, Forestry and Timber, Charlie Crist, Agricultural Research and Technology
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Letters to the editor
The biblical Barak Re “Say it loud and proud,” editorial, Nov. 30 So much has been made out of Barack Obama's Muslim middle name, "Hussein," but little or nothing has been said about his first name. Biblical Israel's famed Deborah, a...Tags: Santa Monica, Pennsylvania, Rolling Hills, Boyle Heights, Conservation
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The man who designed 'Iron Man's' power suit
Industrial Light & Magic visual effects supervisor Ben Snow helped develop new digital technologies to create Iron Man's armor. He calls it digital wardrobing. What the heck's digital wardrobing? We'll let him explain: "It's the process of adding...Tags: Robert Downey Jr., Iron Man (movie), Celebrity, Metal and Mineral, Forests
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Forest journal: Twelve days in the jungle
Photos by Antonio PerezScreaming monkeys, falling trees, chainsaw loggers, village chiefs and a nation's president are on the docket as Tribune chief business correspondent David Greising takes to the Amazonian rainforest. -------------------- Along the Essequibo River,...Tags: John Keats, Ecosystems, Government, Family, National Government
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Md. to put land conservation maps online
The Associated PressGov. Martin O'Malley plans to make several land preservation announcements this week. The governor has scheduled a Wednesday news conference to discuss new state land acquisitions, but the administration is keeping the details quiet for now. O'Malley...Tags: Maryland, Executive Branch, Government, Land Resources, Martin O'Malley
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