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Union To Oil Giant: 'Treat Us Equally'

Reuters | Posted 04.28.2012

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* USW says Exxon has failed to offer key safety provision * Talks for a new contract to continue till mid-June HOUSTON, ...

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Planning For Yellowstone River Oil Spills

AP | MATTHEW BROWN | Posted 04.06.2012

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Exxon Mobil Corp. is working with government agencies on a plan to speed up the response to oil spills along Montana's upper ...

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Exxon CEO Speaks Out Against Federal Regulations

Reuters | Posted 05.09.2012

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* Complex regulation hinders energy development, economy * State, local regulation sufficient * Shell, Statoil CEOs more conciliatory about ...

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Energy Giant Announces Ambitious Oil Discovery Plan

AP | CHRIS KAHN | Posted 05.08.2012

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NEW YORK — Exxon said Thursday that it will spend about $150 billion over the next five years to find more oil and natural gas to satisfy the wo...

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Two Ounces of Kafka: How a Little Oil Caused a Ton of Trouble

Paul Loeb | Posted 03.29.2012

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Paul Loeb

For years, Seattle salmon fisherman Pete Knutson has developed pioneering environmental alliances between commercial fishermen, Native American tribes...

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And The Most Valuable U.S. Company Is...

AP | Posted 03.26.2012

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NEW YORK — Apple briefly surpassed Exxon as the most valuable U.S. company after an excellent quarter, though the oil company has regained the l...

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Several Dead After Landslide Hits Papua New Guinea

AP | Posted 02.14.2012

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PORT MORESBY, Papua New Guinea -- Rescuers were pulling bodies from the debris of a landslide that struck mountainous central Papua New Guinea, a disa...

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Exxon Reaches Settlement For Yellowstone River Spill

AP | MATTHEW BROWN | Posted 03.20.2012

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BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Exxon Mobil agreed Thursday to pay $1.6 million in penalties to the state of Montana over water pollution caused by a pipelin...

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FUZZY MATH: Exxon Says Yellowstone Spill Involved More Oil

AP | Posted 01.19.2012

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BILLINGS, Mont. -- Exxon Mobil says 1,509 barrels of oil spilled into the Yellowstone River during a pipeline break in Montana last summer – an ...

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Best Book of 2011: Kivalina: A Climate Change Story

Jeff Biggers | Posted 02.15.2012

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Jeff Biggers

Christine Shearer's extraordinary chronicle of a native Alaskan village's demise and inevitable relocation due to climate changes ranks as one of the most timely and important books to be published in 2011.

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The Most Important News Story of the Day/Millennium

Bill McKibben | Posted 02.04.2012

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Bill McKibben

Corporate power has occupied the atmosphere. 2011 showed we could fight back. 2012 would be a good year to step up the pressure. Because this time next year the Global Carbon Project will release another number. And I'm betting it will be grim.

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$39 Billion, Just the Tip of the $20 Trillion Oil Iceberg

Jigar Shah | Posted 01.30.2012

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Jigar Shah

Our energy needs are in conflict are out of synch with natural systems. In the case of the Caspian Sea's $39 billion oil-drilling project, here are some facts.

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Put Shorts On The Board

Margaret Heffernan | Posted 01.21.2012

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Margaret Heffernan

Boards are biased, too like-minded, made up of friends who are typically cronies uncomfortable with conflict. Worse still, in most of our leading corporations today, the positions of Chairman and CEO are held by the same person.

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Yellowstone Oil Spill Carries $135 Million Price Tag For Exxon

AP | By MATTHEW BROWN | Posted 01.04.2012

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BILLINGS, Mont. -- Exxon Mobil said Friday it expects to incur costs of about $135 million from an oil pipeline break beneath Montana's Yellowstone Ri...

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Exxon Subsidiary Changes 'Megaloads' Shipment Plans

AP | By MATT VOLZ | Posted 01.04.2012

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HELENA, Mont. -- An Exxon Mobil subsidiary has changed tack after months of being snarled in a legal dispute over plans to haul oversized refinery equ...

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Matt Sledge

Despite Budget Shortfalls, Texas Plans New Road To Exxon Headquarters

HuffingtonPost.com | Matt Sledge | Posted 11.08.2011

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Texas faces a transportation funding gap of $315 billion over the next 20 years, according to the state's transportation commission. Ten of its top 20...

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Kia Makarechi

Machine Seven Revs Up To Raise $10 Million For Charity

HuffingtonPost.com | Kia Makarechi | Posted 10.22.2011

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Anyone remotely familiar with NASCAR knows that advertisements and sponsorships are a large part of the sport. From the cars to the drivers' uniforms,...

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Exxon Stays Ahead Of Apple As Top U.S. Company

AP | Posted 10.12.2011

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NEW YORK -- Exxon ended the week holding the title of the most valuable company in America after earlier being passed by Apple. Exxon Mobil Corp. sha...

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Alex Wagner

Apple vs. Exxon: The Triumph of Tech Over Oil? Not So Fast

HuffingtonPost.com | Alex Wagner | Posted 10.11.2011

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As Apple overtook Exxon Mobil this week as the most valuable company in the U.S., tech analysts were crowing about the striking turnaround of a compan...

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Apple Is Now The Most Valuable Company In The U.S.

AP | BARBARA ORTUTAY | Posted 10.10.2011

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NEW YORK — It doesn't take a visit to the Genius Bar to figure out how Apple became the most valuable company in America. Its lineup of sleek p...

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Apple vs. Exxon By The Numbers

The Huffington Post | Catharine Smith | Posted 10.09.2011

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Apple briefly surpassed Exxon as the most valuable company in the world on Tuesday. Experts predicted it was bound to happen soon, though estimate...

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Exxon Mobil Must Pay $1.5 Billion For Gas Station Leak

AP | Posted 08.31.2011

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TOWSON, Md. — Exxon Mobil Corp. has been ordered to pay more than $1.5 billion in damages to 160 families and businesses affected by a 2006 gaso...

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Who Really Controls Iraq's Oil Industry?

NY Times | Posted 08.17.2011

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MOSCOW — When Iraq auctioned rights to rebuild and expand its oil industry two years ago, the Russian company Lukoil won a hefty portion — a field...

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Where Elites Fail

Craig K. Comstock | Posted 07.20.2011

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Craig K. Comstock

Elites in both corporations and government are often quite good at running systems they create, and bad at looking beyond these systems at larger social effects. This doubleness was on display at the Worcester Polytechnic commencement.

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Don't Get Fueled Again

Donnie Fowler | Posted 07.13.2011

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Donnie Fowler

It's deja vu all over again. Big Oil charges us record prices at the pump, gleefully takes welfare payments (our tax dollar subsidies) and then blames someone else for the problem.

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