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New US offshore oil leasing plan includes Arctic

The Obama administration on Tuesday proposed a new plan for offshore oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico and off the coast of Alaska, including the environmentally sensitive Arctic.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Nov 08, 2011 | popularity 3.7 / 5 (3) | comments 2

Pitt data on oil and gas leases gauges local Marcellus Shale activity since 2003

As Marcellus Shale activity sweeps Western Pennsylvania, a new University of Pittsburgh database reveals that approximately 7 percent of Allegheny County's land has been leased for drilling and extraction ...

Space & Earth / Environment

created Aug 16, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Executives who take the fewest risks have the most negative emotions

Researchers from the University of Burgos have studied the influence of emotional traits of the character in directors of Spanish banks and savings banks when making strategic decisions. The study concludes ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 09, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Online auto lease-swap market grows

When Hollywood scriptwriter Scott Nimerfro needed a car to bridge stints between his job in Los Angeles and his home in Cottage Grove, he didn't bother cruising car lots. Instead, he went to LeaseTrader.com and took over ...

Technology / Internet

created Mar 27, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0




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U.S. to lease waters off Mid-Atlantic for wind farms

Lighting Maryland homes with power from giant turbines off Ocean City moved closer to reality Thursday, as federal officials announced they are ready to lease vast areas along the Mid-Atlantic coast for wind farms.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Looking for work? There may be an app for that

(AP) -- Looking for a promising career in a lousy economy? A new study suggests you're apt to find it in apps - the services and tools built to run on smartphones, computer tablets and Facebook's online social network.

Technology / Software

created Feb 07, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

BP must pay some of Halliburton's Gulf spill costs

British oil giant BP must cover some of the eventual claims against subcontractor Halliburton arising from the devastating 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, a US judge ruled Tuesday.

Space & Earth / Environment

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

Warning of unrest, new study shows millions risk losing lands in Africa

New studies released in London today suggest that the frenzied sell-off of forests and other prime lands to buyers hungry for the developing world's natural resources risk sparking widespread civil unrest—unless national ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Feb 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Feds: Megaupload user data could be gone Thursday

Federal prosecutors say data from users of Megaupload could be deleted as soon as Thursday.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 30, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 1

Megaupload founder joked about his 'hacker' past

(AP) -- Two years ago, Megaupload founder Kim Dotcom joked in emails with his new neighbors in New Zealand about his bad-boy reputation before telling them his criminal past was behind him and he was coming ...

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created Jan 25, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Lease option increases rooftop solar's appeal, study says

(PhysOrg.com) -- Rooftop solar panels are attracting a new demographic of customers who are choosing to lease rather than buy, and enjoying the low upfront costs and immediate savings. 

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Jan 23, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

NZ police raid file-sharing site founder's mansion

New Zealand police raided several homes and businesses linked to the founder of Megaupload.com, a giant file-sharing site shut down by U.S. authorities, on Friday and seized guns, millions of dollars, and ...

Technology / Internet

created Jan 20, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

Feds shut down Megaupload.com file-sharing website (Update)

One of the world's largest file-sharing sites was shut down Thursday, and its founder and several company executives were charged with violating piracy laws, federal prosecutors said.

Technology / Internet

created Jan 19, 2012 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (6) | comments 49

Pellet guns and children

Last week an eighth-grader in Brownsville was shot and killed when he refused to stand down and lower his weapon.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jan 16, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 13


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