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Barrel of US crude drops below $40

2015-08-21 23:14:09| Chemicals - Topix.net

In this Feb. 13, 2015, file photo, stacks and burn-off from the Exxon Mobil refinery are seen at dusk in St. Bernard Parish, La. A barrel of U.S. crude fell below $40 per barrel, Friday, Aug. 21, 2015, for the first time since the end of the global economic crisis.

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Barrel of US crude drops below $40

2015-08-21 21:18:10| Energy - Topix.net

A barrel of U.S. crude fell below $40 per barrel for the first time since the end of the global economic crisis. Prices have fallen almost 60 percent since this time last year, and more than 34 percent in just the past three months.

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United Church drops fossil fuels investments due to climate concern

2015-08-12 15:58:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Beacon News: The general council of one of Canada`s largest churches has voted to drop fossil fuels from its investment portfolios, with advocates for the motion saying the decision is based on the Christian duty to care for the earth. Commissioners attending the United Church of Canada`s general council in Corner Brook, N.L., voted 67 per cent in favour Tuesday to divest the industry from its treasury assets and to shift the $5.9 million from the portfolio into green renewable energy ventures. The motion...

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