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Exclusive: Buyers shun major Malaysian palm oil producers after forced labour allegations
/in Earth News /by VillagerMajor palm oil buyers are seeking to block FGV Holdings and Sime Darby Plantations from their global supply chain after the United States banned imports from the two Malaysian producers, four sources …
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Concerns Raised After Oil Spills, Leaks Into Nearby Bethel Acres Creek
/in Earth News /by VillagerSome Pottawatomie County residents are on edge after oil was found to be leaking into a nearby creek. News 9’s Clayton Cummins has the story.
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Libya Reopens Oil Pipeline to Biggest Port After Fixing Leak
/in Earth News /by VillagerLibya restarted a pipeline that carries crude oil to its biggest export terminal, after a halt that caused the OPEC member’s production to drop to the lowest level in two months.
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After 4 Decades of Solar Photovoltaic Research, NREL Is Just Getting Started
/in Earth News /by Villager When the Solar Energy Research Institute was first envisioned, the United States was only months out of the oil embargo crisis of 1973–74. The new research institute was a response to this crisis and part of a national effort to find new, more reliable sources of energy
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Evacuations prompted, roads shut down after oil well leak in Fayette County
/in Earth News /by VillagerFAYETTE COUNTY, Texas (KXAN) — Roads were closed and areas evacuated after a now-contained oil well leak in Fayette County near Kasmiersky and Shumacher Roads early Tuesday morning. According to a …
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Singapore oil tanker ablaze after being hit by ‘external source’ off Saudi Arabia, oil leak possible, operator says
/in Earth News /by VillagerShipping company Hafnia has confirmed that one of its vessels was hit by an unidentified “external source” causing an explosion and subsequent fire onboard while the tanker was discharging in Jeddah.
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One Month After Exxon’s Arkansas Oil Spill, Still No Answers to Basic Questions
/in Earth News /by VillagerWhen did the pipeline begin leaking? When and how did the oil company find out about it? How quickly did the company act? How much oil spilled from the pipeline’s 22-foot-long gash? And what …
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Bird flu: Nearly 200,000 chickens culled in the Netherlands after multiple outbreaks – Euronews
/in Earth News /by VillagerShell shutting down Gulf refinery after failed attempt to sell
/in Earth News /by VillagerShell announced Thursday that it is closing one of its refineries between Baton Rouge and New Orleans, after failed attempts to sell the facility.