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Who's really selling the 'snake oil?'
Contributing ColumnistDavid Axelrod, an Obama spokesperson, claims anyone who advocates increased drilling is peddling “snake oil.” At the same time he, his colleagues, and the administration call for both energy independence and increased oil output from Persian...Tags: David Axelrod, Inventories, Environmental Issues, Barack Obama, Conservation
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Local Habitat for Humanity begins its 96th home
The Winchester SunOn Monday, the Habitat for Humanity affiliate for Clark and Madison counties lifted the first walls for its 96th house build since 1991. Princeton Reese, the father of the family receiving the home, has lived in Winchester for the last three and a half...Tags: Human Interest, Homes, Downstream Oil and Gas Activities, Paul Newman, Animals
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Drill American oil and burn Kentucky coal
Guest columnistEnvironmental fanatics are ducking for cover. They’re undone by catastrophic mishaps; one now all too real, another of great potential. Each will blow the cover off their progressive agenda. Pseudo-science was once poised to bankrupt Kentucky coal....Tags: Skin, Coal, Kentucky, Physical Conditions, Migraine
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Anti-fracking movement fights to prevent drilling in Shawnee National Forest
When it became clear Tuesday the fight to prevent horizontal hydraulic fracturing in Illinois was all but lost, Annette and Jim McMichael sat down to decide who should risk arrest in trying to protect their land from oil and gas drillers. "We decided...
Tags: Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Forestry and Timber, Barack Obama
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Illinois counties can do little but brace for fracking's impact
Tribune reporterCREAL SPRINGS, Ill.-- Oil and gas companies and environmental groups have hashed out legislation they say would make Illinois a national leader in protecting public health and the environment from fracking. The proposal covering the process more...Tags: Solar Energy, American Legion, Lawyers, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice
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Gas prices projected to be lower than last summer
SOUTH BEND — Memorial Day is the unofficial start to summer, a season with typically higher gas prices. It’s also a heavy travel weekend. And this Memorial Day weekend, about nine out of ten holiday travelers will take to the nation’...
Tags: Automotive Equipment, Human Interest, Manufacturing and Engineering, Memorial Day, AAA
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Latest Kansas news, sports, business and entertainment
KANSAS BUDGET-TAXES Kan. legislators move forward on budget TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Negotiators from the Kansas House and Senate are reporting progress on approving a new state budget, with plans to send the latest House proposal to the chamber...Tags: U.S. Senate, Republican Party, Crime, Law and Justice, Judges, Prisons
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Lawmakers test Brown's no-tax resolve with calls to hike levies
SACRAMENTO — Releasing his latest budget plan this week, Gov. Jerry Brown repeated his assurance that the tax hikes voters agreed to last fall were enough, that he won't ask them to dig deeper into their pockets any time soon. "We just got a...
Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Justice System, Crime, Law and Justice, Bob Huff, Politics
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Alaska governor launches bid to measure oil in Arctic refuge
For decades, war has been waged over the holy grail of America's Arctic frontier, the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. The wide coastal plain on the edge of the Beaufort Sea contains stunning populations of caribou, grizzly, musk oxen and other wildlife...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Zoology, U.S. Chamber of Commerce, U.S. Congress, Politics
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Obama tries to steer attention back to jobs
WASHINGTON — President Obama said Friday he wanted to put more Americans to work by slashing the amount of time it takes to grant federal approval for big job-creating projects. But Obama's choice of venue for his remarks — a Baltimore...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell, Politics, Washington, DC, Charleston
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Keystone XL looms as Obama wants to cut delays on big projects
WASHINGTON — President Obama said Friday he wanted to put more Americans back to work by slashing the amount of time it takes to grant federal approval for big job-creating projects. But Obama’s choice of venue for his remarks of a...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Mitch McConnell, Charleston, Politics, White House
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Tesoro gets state and federal clearance to buy BP's Arco assets
State and federal authorities cleared the way Friday for Tesoro Corp. to buy BP's Carson refinery, the Arco brand and other assets, and the Texas oil giant agreed to California restrictions on prices, jobs and retrofits to protect the environment. The...
Tags: Kamala D. Harris, BP Plc, Environmental Issues, Global Warming, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
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