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Shell to halt 80K bpd Carmon Creek oil sands project

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Royal Dutch Shell plc will not continue construction of the 80,000 barrel per day Carmon Creek thermal in situ oil sands project located in Alberta, Canada. This decision reflects current uncertainties, including the lack of infrastructure to move Canadian crude oil to global commodity markets.

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Mahindra Thar Roxx 4×4 prices revealed. Here’s how much you have to pay

Baua Electric

On the 4×4 manual variants, the oil burner churns out 150 bhp and 330 Nm of peak torque. The Thar Roxx 4×4 comes with multiple terrain modes – Snow, Sand and Mud. Mahindra Thar Roxx Bookings Bookings for the Mahindra Thar Roxx 4×4 will open online and at dealerships on October 3.

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Read Your Way Through Utah

Baua Electric

And for a more personal sense of Arches and Canyonlands, “ Blow Sand In His Soul: Bates Wilson, The Heart of Canyonlands ,” by Jen Jackson Quintano, is a spirited biography of Wilson, who advocated their protection. “ Which books can lead to a desert state of mind? Which books can feed a Mormon state of mind?

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Mother’s Day Gift Guide: Nostalgic Beach Supplies, Egg Cups and More

Baua Electric

As a kid in the ’80s, I loved climbing the massive sand dunes at nearby Jockey’s Ridge State Park and fishing at Cape Hatteras. So I was excited to learn that this month, Steidl will publish a book of images the photographer Joel Sternfeld took in Nags Head in the summer of 1975. For another visual treat, there’s D.S.

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So Close to Sicily, So Far From the Crowds

Baua Electric

The absence of white-sand beaches is worn like a badge of honor. Around me, sunbathers were reading (real books) and children snorkeled and played (real) games. “This is not Capri. We don’t have Chanel. There aren’t fancy resort hotels. There is constant wind. The beauty is in the slow pace and the wild landscape.” It felt like 1985.

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Electric Car Manufacturers Inspire New Paradigms -- Seeking Alpha

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

Several global indicators on the supply of oil and the known carbon pollution environmental damages its caused all lead us to find cleaner ways of transportation. You also repeat the "peak oil" argument that Ive been reading since the 60s. We have oil! Think Bakken and Alberta sands.

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GM Says Chevrolet Volt Won't 'Pay the Rent' | Autopia from Wired.com

Tony Karrer Delicious EVdriven

GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies, and now they expect us to believe that they are just so cutting edge now? GM killed that car because of back room deals with oil companies" GM "killed" that experiment because it wasnt even CLOSE to being cost effective. It is 12 years later. GM would only lease them.

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