November 2009 - prospect
I think Matthew Yglesias misses the point of “Super ‘Emo’ Friends” when he writes that he’d like to “see this expanded into a real comic book.” That would be redundant. With the exception of Green Lantern (and the rather offensive Wonder Woman parody

Somali pirates hijack $20M of oil going to US - NewOrleans.Com
NAIROBI, Kenya - Crews on oil tankers aren’t allowed to smoke above deck, much less carry guns, for fear of igniting the ship’s payload. That’s one of the main reasons Somali pirates met little resistance when they hijacked a U.S.-bound supertanker

OPS pursues grant for green jobs - Omaha World-Herald
Consider it a sign of the times. The Omaha Public Schools is seeking a $75,000 grant to develop curriculums to teach students at its Career Center about green technologies, from green construction techniques to hybrid automobile maintenance. One

SandRidge Energy, Inc. to Sell Preferred and Common Stock - Biloxi Sun Herald
OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SD) today announced that it is selling shares of its preferred and common stock in connection with the planned acquisition of oil and gas properties in the Permian Basin

Ridgeline Energy Services Inc.: Grant of Stock Options - Stockhouse
to Officers, Directors and employees at an exercise price of $0.20/share. The options are granted under the Company’s stock option plan and carry a 5 year term. Ridgeline Energy Services Inc. provides environmental and oil and gas production

Mayor (Not Named Mike) Gets Tough On Polluters - Fort Worth Weekly
Texas Monthly ’s glowing, in-depth feature story on outgoing Houston Mayor Bill White (”The Great White Hope,” December 2009) describes a hard-working, go-getting, populist politician who comes across as fairly remarkable in this modern era of

Oil settles higher Iran detaining Britons, weak dollar - Financial Post
Karim Sahib / AFP / Getty Images A banner of Dubai property developer Nakheel flutters on a main road in the Gulf emirate of Dubai on Monday. Nakheel, part of the debt-laden Dubai World conglomerate, has suspended trade in its bonds, NEW YORK

Marathon Oil shuffles downstream operations execs - NewOrleans.Com
FINDLAY, Ohio (AP) - Marathon Oil said Monday that J. Douglas Sparkman will retire Jan. 1 as senior vice president of transportation and logistics of downstream subsidiary Marathon Petroleum, and will be succeeded by Mary Ellen Peters. Peters is

The tale of three recessions - Bloggernews.net
Analyzing his options to boost the economy, Kennedy observed at the rationing energy, Reagan, understanding the nature of free markets, simply lifted the 1973 price controls on oil within days of taking office, which had the propitious effect of

November 2009 - prospect
I think Matthew Yglesias misses the point of “Super ‘Emo’ Friends” when he writes that he’d like to “see this expanded into a real comic book.” That would be redundant. With the exception of Green Lantern (and the rather offensive Wonder Woman parody

Somali pirates hijack $20M of oil going to US - NewOrleans.Com
NAIROBI, Kenya - Crews on oil tankers aren’t allowed to smoke above deck, much less carry guns, for fear of igniting the ship’s payload. That’s one of the main reasons Somali pirates met little resistance when they hijacked a U.S.-bound supertanker

OPS pursues grant for green jobs - Omaha World-Herald
Consider it a sign of the times. The Omaha Public Schools is seeking a $75,000 grant to develop curriculums to teach students at its Career Center about green technologies, from green construction techniques to hybrid automobile maintenance. One

SandRidge Energy, Inc. to Sell Preferred and Common Stock - Biloxi Sun Herald
OKLAHOMA CITY, Nov. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — SandRidge Energy, Inc. (NYSE: SD) today announced that it is selling shares of its preferred and common stock in connection with the planned acquisition of oil and gas properties in the Permian Basin

Ridgeline Energy Services Inc.: Grant of Stock Options - Stockhouse
to Officers, Directors and employees at an exercise price of $0.20/share. The options are granted under the Company’s stock option plan and carry a 5 year term. Ridgeline Energy Services Inc. provides environmental and oil and gas production

Mayor (Not Named Mike) Gets Tough On Polluters - Fort Worth Weekly
Texas Monthly ’s glowing, in-depth feature story on outgoing Houston Mayor Bill White (”The Great White Hope,” December 2009) describes a hard-working, go-getting, populist politician who comes across as fairly remarkable in this modern era of

Oil settles higher Iran detaining Britons, weak dollar - Financial Post
Karim Sahib / AFP / Getty Images A banner of Dubai property developer Nakheel flutters on a main road in the Gulf emirate of Dubai on Monday. Nakheel, part of the debt-laden Dubai World conglomerate, has suspended trade in its bonds, NEW YORK

Marathon Oil shuffles downstream operations execs - NewOrleans.Com
FINDLAY, Ohio (AP) - Marathon Oil said Monday that J. Douglas Sparkman will retire Jan. 1 as senior vice president of transportation and logistics of downstream subsidiary Marathon Petroleum, and will be succeeded by Mary Ellen Peters. Peters is

The tale of three recessions - Bloggernews.net
Analyzing his options to boost the economy, Kennedy observed at the rationing energy, Reagan, understanding the nature of free markets, simply lifted the 1973 price controls on oil within days of taking office, which had the propitious effect of