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Gov. Jay Nixon is endorsing plans for new oil pipeline that would cut across Missouri.Nixon said Tuesday that his administration would work to approve…
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A breakthrough in oil cleanup technology allows crews to skim spilled oil off the water's surface at a much faster rate. The new device wasn't developed by Exxon, BP or any of the major oil companies — it's the work of Elastec/American Marine, based in Illinois.
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The Illinois EPA held public meetings in Roxana on Tuesday to discuss what Shell Oil is doing to address historic contamination from the Wood River…
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Missouri Senator Claire McCaskill says she is disappointed the U.S Senate blocked a bill that would have repealed $2 billion per year in tax breaks for…
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Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill has drafted a letter to the Federal Trade Commission asking that an investigation be launched into recent allegations…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 12, 2011 - WASHINGTON - As gasoline prices kept rising Thursday in St. Louis and many other…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, May 10, 2011 - WASHINGTON - Asserting that highly profitable Big Oil companies don't need special tax…
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Senator Claire McCaskill of Missouri is co-sponsoring legislation that would end tax breaks for the five largest oil companies in the U.S.The…
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This article first appeared in the St. Louis Beacon, June 24, 2010 - The late Mike Royko was the pre-eminent Chicago columnist of his generation. He first…
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This article first appeared in the St.Louis Beacon: July 23, 2008 - Quotations by starkly different commentators offer starkly different assessments of…