One of the most popular stories about members of the “Greatest Generation” is that of “The Fighting Sullivans” who died aboard the U.S.S. Juneau during the Battle of Guadalcanal. That story is heroic, in part, because it has to do with five brothers who made the ultimate sacrifice for their country during World War II. [...]
Story of Four Not-So-Famous Brothers Inspires
November 10th, 2010 · 6 Comments
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Lawsuit Closes Chevron Refinery, Costs 1,000 Jobs
July 27th, 2009 · 7 Comments
More than 1,000 construction workers will lose their jobs — at least temporarily — at the end of this month as the result of a decision by Contra Costa County (Calif.) Superior Judge Barbara Zuniga. Ironically, the major project employing these people was designed to increase efficiency and reduce emissions at Chevron Corporation’s Richmond (Calif.) [...]
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Report on Oil and Natural Gas Industry Misses Mark
April 13th, 2009 · No Comments
By Bob McCarty One might think an accomplished journalist like Armen Keteyian capable of providing objective coverage of the oil and gas industry. Unfortunately, the chief investigative reporter — and former sports reporter — appears to have allowed personal bias and/or professional ignorance to get in the way of the facts in his report that [...]
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One-Room School Offers Valuable Lessons
April 8th, 2009 · 4 Comments
Few can argue about the need to improve the nation’s public education system. Unfortunately, those in charge of making those improvements — notably, President Barack Obama and members of the Democrat-controlled Congress — believe the solution involves throwing billions of taxpayer dollars at the broken system. And that’s simply not the case. To understand how [...]
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USGS Assessment: Large Quantities of Oil Shale Resources Available in Colorado’s Piceance Basin
April 2nd, 2009 · No Comments
U.S. Geological Survey officials said in a news release today that oil shale resources in Western Colorado’s Piceance Basin are more than 50 percent larger today than they were in 1989. “For the first time in 20 years, we have an updated assessment of in-place oil shale in the Piceance Basin of Colorado,” said Secretary [...]
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Legislation Needed Now to Allow More Drilling
June 19th, 2008 · No Comments
Skyrocketing gas prices seem to be dominating news headlines alongside discussions about the propriety of increasing oil and natural gas exploration efforts in the United States. Raised in the oil patch of rural Oklahoma, I’m understandably drawn — like a moth to a flame, I am — to those headlines and discussions. So here’s my [...]
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