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The 3 Most Serious Threats Facing Big Oil Companies
2014-08-24 20:50:55| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
At first glance, the future may look pretty bright for the large Western integrated oil companies like ExxonMobil, BP, Royal Dutch Shell, and Chevron - collectively known as Big Oil.
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The 3 Most Serious Threats Facing Big Oil Companies
2014-08-24 12:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Motley Fool: At first glance, the future may look pretty bright for the large Western integrated oil companies like ExxonMobil, BP, Royal Dutch Shell, and Chevron collectively known as Big Oil. Oil prices have risen dramatically over the past decade and continue to hover just above $100 per barrel, while US natural gas prices have rebounded nicely since hitting a low of under $2 per Mcf in the spring of 2012. But despite relatively high commodity prices, there are some very serious threats facing Big Oil...
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Bird threats from renewables include solar zapping, wind turbine death
2014-08-21 18:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Examiner: Reminiscent of a sunray being directed with a magnifying glass at a hapless ant on the sidewalk, environmentalists have been warning for months about the deadly consequences to birds flying over the worlds largest solar-generating plant. It is Californias $2.2 billion massive Ivanpah solar installation in the Mojave Desert, 45 miles southwest of Las Vegas. According to a report in Grist, witnesses saw birds fly over the super-concentrated array and get fried by the intense rays that resulted...
Brent Falls Amid Signs of Waning Oil-Supply Threats; WTI Drops
2014-08-18 09:56:17| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Brent crude fell amid speculation that threats to Middle East oil supplies are easing.
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Wildfires And 'Biomass Burning' Bigger Climate Change Threats Than Previously Thought
2014-08-01 19:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Times: Nearly one-fifth of the carbon dioxide emissions caused by humans can be traced back to wildfires, slash-and-burn agriculture and the burning of wood waste to produce power, a Stanford University report found. While biomass burning has long been considered a culprit of climate change, the new research is the first to comprehensively quantify that threat -- and the number suggests the risks may be higher than previously thought. About 18 percent of all human-made carbon dioxide emissions -- or...
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