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  • June 2008

    • Shell Strike Threatens UK Motorists

      Daily Telegraph (UK)  |  Jun 13, 08 6:40 AM CDT

      Shell Strike Threatens UK Motorists

      (Newser) - Truck drivers for Shell have begun a four-day strike in Britain that threatens to hike already sky-high gas prices. Although the government has warned motorists not to panic-buy, gas stations were reporting a 30% spike in sales in the hours before the action; union leaders, meanwhile, have threatened that gasoline would run out "almost immediately," reports the Telegraph . More »

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      United Kingdom  • gas prices  • strike  • labor strike  • Shell  • Shell Oil

  • April 2008

    • SF Bay Area Businesses Face Penalties for Pollution

      New York Times  |  Apr 17, 08 11:32 AM CDT

      SF Bay Area Businesses Face Penalties for Pollution

      (Newser) - San Francisco Bay Area businesses could face major fines—the first ever imposed by a local government—based on the amount of climate-changing emissions they produce annually, the New York Times reports. The move, which the Bay Area Air Quality Management District could make official May 21, would skirt plodding debate that has held up action at the national and state levels. More »

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      environment  • San Francisco  • oil refineries  • air quality  • Bay Area  • Shell Oil

  • January 2008

    • Shell Profits Spike to a Record $27.6B

      Guardian (UK)  |  Jan 31, 08 7:55 AM CST

      Shell Profits Spike to a Record $27.6B

      (Newser) - Soaring crude prices and new oil and gas projects drove Royal Dutch Shell to 2007 profits of $27.6 billion—a new record for a British corporation—despite declining production. While critics branded the results “obscene” and called for a windfall tax, Shell’s CEO called them “satisfactory” and warned that 2008 would be a tougher year for the company as production costs soar and reserves dwindle, reports the Guardian . More »

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      gas prices  • corporate earnings  • Nigeria  • oil reserves  • Royal Dutch Shell  • Shell Oil

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