Enbridge, Koch, and Tar Sands Recovery: Snatching Defeat From the Jaws of Victory? Written By: Jeanne Roberts 2008-01-30 19:55:41 In May of 2008, construction on the Minnesota Pipeline Company's (MPL) MinnCan pipeline will start. In 2009, the first oil from the Athabascan Tar Sands may begin running through the line, connecting the Enbridge Energy Partner's (EEP - $50.70) pipeline and oil-tank farm at Clearbrook, Minnesota to refineries in Rosemount.
$200 for a Barrel of Oil: A Fait Accompli? Written By: Mark Bershatsky 2008-05-23 15:21:40
As 2008 rolls on, we are continuing to see crude oil's meteoric rise as well as the direct and indirect harm that this trend is causing. Not only are certain industries with end-products or services dependent on crude oil (transportation, plastics, etc.) feeling their margins squeezed, but there is also an increasing fear that broader inflation is being sparked. So far consumer prices have only inched up, though that serves little or no indication of what is to come.
A Bad Way to Control the Mississippi Written By: Jeanne Roberts 2008-04-11 11:44:53 Some call it the Father of Waters. Others have called it The Big Muddy.
A Funny Thing Happened On the Way to the Nuclear Power Plant Written By: Jeanne Roberts 2008-04-14 10:13:34 On April 9, 450 of the 500 employees at the Point Beach nuclear power plant - owned by FPL Energy of Florida and located in Two Rivers, Michigan - were evacuated because a store clerk misinterpreted a sound bite.
A River Diverted, a Wilderness Gone Written By: Jeanne Roberts 2008-07-23 17:39:12 When asked to think of vacation hotspots, not many people choose Canada.
