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Oil industry: Boost in energy could create 1M jobs

Government policies to increase domestic energy production could create up to a million jobs over the next seven years, the oil industry said in a report issued a day... Read more »

Sept. 7, 2011

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Obama should reject environmentalists, embrace Canadian oil

WASHINGTON — When it comes to energy, America is lucky to be next to Canada, whose proven oil reserves are estimated by Oil and Gas Journal at 175 billion barrels Read more »

Aug. 30, 2011

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State Dept report favors US-Canada oil pipeline

A Canadian company's plan to pipe oil from Alberta to the Texas coast is not likely to cause significant environmental problems during construction or operation, the... Read more »

Aug. 26, 2011

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China eyes Canada oil, US's energy nest egg

In the northern reaches of Alberta lies a vast reserve of oil that the U.S. views as a pillar of its future energy needs. Read more »

June 25, 2011

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Debate stirred over 1st major US tar sands mine

Beneath the lush, green hills of eastern Utah's Uinta Basin, where elk, bear and bison outnumber people, the soil is saturated with a sticky tar that may soon provide... Read more »

April 10, 2011

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