Tag: oil
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Azerbaijan Pipeline Would Bypass Russia?
from politico.com: The confrontation between Ukraine and Russia is helping to create an opening for another former Soviet state that wants to become a bigger gas supplier to Europe. Azerbaijan — nestled between Russia to its north and Iran to its south — hopes its geographic and geopolitical position will help persuade the Obama administration…
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Russia Tightens Pressure on Ukraine With Rise in Gas Price
from nytimes.com: Even as American and Russian diplomats groped toward a settlement that would halt further Russian military intervention in Ukraine, Gazprom, the Russian energy company, stepped up the economic pressure on Tuesday by sharply raising the price it charges for natural gas. Gazprom, a state-controlled gas exporter, raised the price to $385 for 1,000…
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Corbett Report: Episode227 – The Regulation Trap
Listen to @CorbettReport on @RBNlive Weeknights at Midnight from corbett report: Every time there’s a problem in the world, there are those who will cry for more government regulations to make it better. Time and again, these interventions make things worse, and yet the same people inevitably cry for the same false solutions. Could it…
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#March20 Iran Oil Bourse to Trade In Non-US Dollar Currencies
“If the Washington/Tel Aviv-promoted hysteria is already at fever pitch, wait for March 20, when the Iranian oil bourse will start trading oil in other currencies apart from the US dollar, heralding the arrival of a new oil marker to be denominated in euro, yen, yuan, rupee or a basket of currencies.”
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#Newspurge: How Will I Know?
London-based oil executive linked to 9/11 hijackers // Warning: Antidepressants May Lead to Suicidal Tendencies // Judge approves WaMu bankruptcy plan // FBI arrests man suspected of plotting attack on Capitol // Mysterious Metal Boxes Found On West Coast Beaches? // When Will Being a Non-TSA Airport Become a Competitive Advantage?
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oil trades near six-week high on iran threat to crude transport
from businessweek: Oil traded near the highest level in six weeks after Iran threatened to block crude transportation through the Strait of Hormuz, increasing concern that global supplies will be curbed amid shrinking U.S. stockpiles. Futures were little changed after rising for a sixth day yesterday, the longest run of advances since November 2010. Iran’s…
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another mass animal die-off: millions of bees mysteriously die in florida
from cba/ap: Florida officials are abuzz as to how millions of honey bees were killed in Brevard County. Several beekeepers in the county have reported lost colonies this week. Charles Smith of Smith Family Honey Company told Stuart News Thursday he lost 400 beehives. He says the bees appeared to have been poisoned. “I’ll never…
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biowars/envirohealth: pretty silly yellowstone & superfast jellyfish
42,000 gallons of oil dumped into yellowstone river* montana gov says exxon claim of limited spill damage is ‘pretty silly’* grizzly allowed to roam yellowstone after killing man* despite fire threat to los alamos lab, plans proceed for plutonium bomb factory* deadly chemical accident at tyson chicken plant in arkansas lands 173 workers in hospital*…
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financial collapse of greece: canary in the coalmine for global economy?
the economic collapse blog: The rest of the world needs to sit up and take notice of what is going on in Greece right now. This is what can happen when you allow government debt to spiral out of control. Once it becomes clear that you can’t pay your debts, a financial collapse can happen…
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Music Landmarks Spared From Massive Floods
The Mississippi River rose Monday to levels not seen in Memphis since the 1930s, swamping homes in low-lying neighborhoods and driving hundreds of people from their homes.
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Even Good Economic News Can’t Help the Greenback Now
Summer may be on its way and Osama bin Laden may be dead, but that doesn’t mean the sun is going to shine on the dollar. Ben Bernanke made sure of that.



