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Opinion: End Obama's Policy of Higher Gas Prices

Mar 9th 2011 – 5:00AM
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AFP / Getty Images

Gas prices are dangerously close to doubling since President Barack Obama was inaugurated. As American drivers and small-business owners feel the pain at the pump, he should reverse course and stop punishing consumers to promote a "green" agenda. Yes, the events in Egypt and Libya have affected global oil prices. But we...

Strategic Petroleum Reserves: Should Obama Tap the Backup Oil Supply? [POLL]

By Steven HofferMar 7th 2011 – 4:14PM

Drill, baby, drill? With rising gas prices and ongoing unrest in North Africa and the Middle East, calls on Capitol Hill for President Barack Obama to tap America's 727-million barrel Strategic Petroleum Reserve are steadily mounting. But while some Democratic senators who fear a double-dip recession are urging Obama to...

Pompeii Exhibit Shines Light on Buried City

Mar 4th 2011 – 11:19AM
Bebeto Matthews, AP

Bebeto Matthews, AP

NEW YORK -- A new exhibition from Italy that opens today in New York's Discovery Times Square captures the last gasp of the ancient city of Pompeii before it was buried under volcanic ash, mud and rock when Mount Vesuvius erupted 2,000 years ago. Copies of body casts that researchers made from the skeletal remains of...

Scientist Finds Gulf Bottom Still Oily, Dead

Feb 19th 2011 – 3:24PM
Samantha Joye, UGA / AP

Samantha Joye, UGA / AP

WASHINGTON -- Oil from the BP spill remains stuck on the bottom of the Gulf of Mexico, according to a top scientist's video and slides that she says demonstrate the oil isn't degrading as hoped and has decimated life on parts of the sea floor. That report is at odds with a recent report by the BP spill compensation czar...

Oil Companies Hit With Cyberattack, Likely From China

By Hugh CollinsFeb 10th 2011 – 2:18PM

At least five major oil and gas companies were the victims of a cyberattack that aimed to steal valuable commercial information, according to a report by software security company McAfee. The attack, which apparently originated in Beijing, focused on oil and gas field production systems and information related to field...

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Face Oil Is A Good Thing: The Best Products For Your Skin Type

By Simone Kitchens May 30th 2012 - 11:47AM

Since your skin type can, in a word, soak up more moisture, you shouldn't be shy about where you apply.

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Repurposing Ideas: 5 New Uses For Vegetable Oil

By Chris Barnes May 08th 2012 - 02:49PM

We all know that vegetable oil is an incredibly useful tool in the kitchen.

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Background on Oils

An oil is any substance that is liquid at ambient temperatures and does not mix with water but may mix with other oils and organic solvents.

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