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BILOXI, Mississippi (Reuters) - BP Plc said on Friday it could seal its ruptured Gulf of Mexico oil well by next week as the House of Representatives voted to toughen regulation of offshore energy drilling.
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NEW YORK (Reuters) - U.S. solar equipment maker GT Solar International Inc said on Friday it would buy privately held sapphire maker Crystal Systems for about $57.8 million in cash and stock, giving it a foothold in the fast-growing LED industry.
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Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE: WY) today reported net earnings of $14 million for the second quarter, or 7 cents per diluted share, on net sales of $1.8 billion. This compares with a net loss of $106 million, or 50 cents per share, on net sales from continuing operations of $1.4...
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BOISE, Idaho (Reuters) - More than 2,000 miles from the Gulf of Mexico shoreline, a panel of U.S. judges heard arguments from lawyers on Thursday on how piles of oil spill-related lawsuits against BP Plc should be merged.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The House of Representatives began debating legislation on Friday to reform the oil industry's offshore drilling practices in response to the BP oil spill.
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FRANKFURT/MILAN (Reuters) - The global solar industry is likely to face a fresh sector trough if the recent European demand feast ahead of subsidy cuts turns into a famine next year.
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BEIJING (Reuters) - As many as 60,000 metric tons of heavy crude oil could have been spilled into China's northeast coastal waters as a result of an explosion that rocked the port of Dalian on July 16, Greenpeace said on Friday.
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Kingsport, Tenn. â" July 30, 2010 â" Motivated to expand its brand and increase product offerings for customers, Heelys, the creator of the worldâs first shoe with a removable stealth wheel in the heel, has introduced the NANO⢠Inline Footboard made with Eastman Tritan⢠c
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LONDON (Reuters) - A United Nations climate panel will ask a sub-panel to investigate further claims that a Kyoto Protocol scheme may be incentivizing participants to emit more greenhouse gases, environmental groups said on Friday.
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Three months after the catastrophic oil rig explosion that sent millions of gallons of crude spewing into the Gulf of Mexico, the U.S. House of Representatives was poised on Friday to debate legislation clamping down on the industry's offshore drilling...
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