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Does U.S. oil boom mean lower prices at the pump?
May 14, 2013
America's closer to energy independence, but the days of $2 gas are history.
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How the markets will react to more North American fuel production
May 14, 2013
When fossil fuel gets cheap.
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A new era in North American fossil fuel production
May 14, 2013
A new report says North America will once again dominate fossil fuel production
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Ending foreign oil dependence won't solve all our energy woes, says Michael Levi
May 2, 2013
In his new book "The Power Surge," Michael Levi says ending our dependence on foreign oil won't solve all our energy and economic woes.
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As Obama visits Mexico, the slippery topic of oil comes up
May 2, 2013
President Obama visits Mexico today and will hold talks with President Enrique Pena de Nieto. Among the likely topics: Mexico's vast oil and gas reserves. Production could increase with foreign funding, but that is a touchy move in Mexico.
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Are falling prices of gold and oil good or bad?
Apr 18, 2013
Diane Swonk, chief economist with Mesirow Financial, explains why commodity prices are falling and how the U.S. economy could benefit.
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Oil spills, pipelines, and angry environmentalists, oh my!
Apr 4, 2013
The latest oil spill in Arkansas has environmentalists up in arms over how Big Oil transports their product.
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Drillers and enviros try to set fracking standards together
Mar 22, 2013
Can natural-gas companies and environmental groups together set standards for fracking that will win the public's trust? An experiment in Pennsylvania will try.
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Obama: Spend oil money on alternatives to oil
Mar 15, 2013
The surge in oil and natural gas production in the U.S. offers real economic opportunities. How much are royalties from offshore drilling growing, and what could be gained by taking some of that money to help fund alternative energies?
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South Sudan, Sudan agree to restart oil production
Mar 12, 2013
South Sudan, which seceded from the rest of Sudan in 2011, will begin oil production again, under a new deal negotiated in Ethiopia.
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