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July 10, 2008
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France's national train company scored a $1.5 billion profit
http://www.americablog.com/2008/07/frances-national-train-company-scored.html
Friday, July 11, 2008
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Worth the risk? Debate on offshore drilling heats up
http://www.usatoday.com/money/industries/energy/2008-07-13-offshore-drilling_N.htm?linkSource=edhat.com
By Rick Jervis, William M. Welch and Richard Wolf, USA TODAY
PORT FOURCHON, La. — From his perch at the southern tip of Louisiana,
port director Ted Falgout sees green: the color of money that comes
from the nation's busiest haven of offshore drilling.

"It's OK to have an ugly spot in your backyard," Falgout says, "if
that spot has oil coming out of it."

From her vantage point in Santa Barbara, Calif., a city known for
beautiful beaches and wealthy residents, Mayor Marty Blum recalls
black: the color of more than 3 million gallons of oil that flowed
from a drilling rig blowout in 1969 and covered 35 miles of coastline
with a thick layer of goo.

"The people of Santa Barbara don't want any more oil drilling. That's
just pretty plain," she says. "But everybody's got a price, and at a
certain price per gallon, we're all going to want more drilling."

Environmental hazard or energy bonanza: Oil and natural gas trapped
beneath the USA's ocean floor mean different things to different
people. As gasoline soars beyond $4 a gallon, President Bush and his
would-be Republican successor, John McCain, see a viable source of
domestic production. Democrat Barack Obama and the nation's
environment alists see a threat to pristine waters and beaches — and
little help at the pump from offshore drilling.
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Schwarzenegger Confirms Link Between Global Warming And Wildfires,
Hits Bush For Not Believing The Science
http://thinkprogress.org/2008/07/13/schwarzenegger-bush-2/
July 13th, 2008 at 12:11 pm

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Have Your Say: LAW SCHOOL TO ORGANIZE BUSH WAR CRIMES TRIAL
http://rinf.com/alt-news/politics/law-school-to-organize-bush-war-crimes-trial/3870/
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