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Petroleum

Mexico's new president has an ambitious goal: end massive fuel imports from the U.S.

by Emily Green
Dec 12, 2018
Mexico's new president wants to end massive fuel imports from the U.S.
Aerial view of an oil complex called 'Cantarell' of Pemex (Petroleos Mexicanos), in the Gulf of Mexico, off Ciudad del Carmen, Campeche State, Mexico.
ALFREDO ESTRELLA/AFP/Getty Images
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Mississippi River basin gets D+ grade

by Kai Ryssdal
Nov 2, 2015
The report cited failing infrastructure and concerns about water security.
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The Crude Economy

100 uses for petroleum – and counting

by Kai Ryssdal
Dec 18, 2014
Maybe we should be asking what isn't made from a barrel of oil.
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The Crude Economy

A circular argument: How cheap oil affects tire prices

by Nancy Marshall-Genzer
Dec 18, 2014
If oil prices fall, will tires cost less? The answers are far from black and white.
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