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Putin pledges to help revive Cuba's offshore oil explorationSaying Russia would provide support to overcome the 'illegal blockade of Cuba,' Russian President Vladimir Putin said Friday, he would help revive Cuba's offshore oil exploration, and would reinvest $3.5 billion of Cuban debt into development projects.
Oil prices continue slide on easing supply threatsOil prices fell again Thursday as new sources of crude come online and threats of oil disruption wane. Subsiding worries about Iraq and Libya have kept oil prices in check in recent weeks.聽- Typhoon Neoguri hits Japan, knocks out power in 100,000 homesTyphoon Neoguri knocked out power for thousands on the聽southern Japanese islands of Okinawa Tuesday. Typhoon Neoguri's torrential rain could cause more damage to Japan if聽moves across the Japanese archipelago later this week.
Japan super typhoon: Neoguri barrels toward Japanese islandsJapan super typhoon Neoguri is expected to reach Okinawa early Tuesday, and could be one of the strongest to hit Japan in decades, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. Typhoon Neoguri comes on the聽tail end of Japan's summer rainy season.
Mysterious creature roaming the Bronx is...a type of weaselA mysterious long-haired critter that's been sighted on the streets of a聽Bronx聽neighborhood for several months is聽a member of the weasel family called a聽fisher聽or聽fisher聽cat. The mysterious Bronx creature聽preys on rats and squirrels, but is not a threat to humans.
Kansas pipeline eruption leaves worrisome oily residue across OlpeKansas pipeline eruption:聽A plume of dark, oily substance erupted from a gas pipeline on Thursday. Plants and trees coated by the gas product聽have begun to wither or die.聽
Colorado oil spill dumps 7,500 gallons in Poudre RiverColorado oil spill hits downstream vegetation but not drinking water, officials say. The Colorado oil spill was caused by floodwaters damaging a storage tank. 聽
Oil prices near 9-month high on Iraq crisisOil prices stayed near a nine-month high Friday on concerns that the Iraq crisis would spread and disrupt the country's oil production. US oil prices rose 2 cents to $106.07 per barrel while Brent crude oil slipped 12 cents to $114.94.
North Dakota oil output hits 1 million barrels per dayNorth Dakota oil production levels hit a new high in April, according to the most recent state data. North Dakota oil now makes up more than 12 percent of all US oil production 鈥� an unfathomable scenario just a decade ago.
Bipartisan attempt to raise gasoline taxA pair of US senators, one Republican and one Democrat, want to raise the nation's gas tax for the first time in over 20 years.
Obama seeks to create world's largest marine sanctuaryWith the aim of protecting marine wildlife, President Obama is considering greatly expanding the聽Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument, an ocean preserve that lies between Hawaii and Samoa.
Crude oil prices hit 10-month highs on Iraq crisisCrude oil prices continued their rise Friday as investors feared a spreading insurgency in Iraq would disrupt production. The violence in Iraq is centered away from major oil-producing regions, but it is still putting upward pressure on crude oil prices. 聽
Oil prices rise as Iraq crisis threatens OPEC oil balanceOil prices聽jumped Thursday morning on fears that violence in Iraq could disrupt output. The unrest could send oil prices even higher and undermine the聽balanced oil supply and demand OPEC has enjoyed in recent years.
Miami channel dredge to lay waste to coral, say researchersDespite researchers' petitions for time to rescue a field of coral, the US Army Corp of Engineers refused to wait any longer on Friday to begin deepening a Miami channel.
Jamestown: Could rising seas reclaim America's history?Rising sea levels in Jamestown Island, Va.,聽threaten America's first permanent European settlement.聽
Could Obama's climate plan spur China to action?On Monday, President Barack Obama announced plans to reduce US greenhouse gas emissions by 30 percent from 2005 levels by 2030. Will these proposed cuts bring China, the world's largest CO2 emitter, to the table?聽- Star Trek: George Takei tweet boosts Solar RoadwaysStar Trek: George Takei, who played Sulu on Star Trek, has more than 8 million social media followers. After Takei tweeted his approval Solar Roadways saw a boost in their crowdfunding campaign.
Hurricane Amanda: The strongest May hurricane in 50 years is weakening, say expertsHurricane Amanda, off the Pacific coast of Mexico, is still a Category 4 but it will stay far offshore as it winds down, say experts. The Pacific聽hurricane聽season started May 15.- El Ni帽o 2014: Which crops it will help, and which it will hurtEl Ni帽o 2014: A new study shows that the arrival of El Ni帽o in mid-2014 will boost soybean yields in some countries, but likely reduce corn, rice and wheat yields in some countries.
- Climate change lawsuits filed against some 200 US communitiesClimate change lawsuits: Farmers Insurance filed class action lawsuit last month against nearly 200 communities in the Chicago area for failing to prepare for flooding. The suits argue towns should have known climate change would produce more flooding.
