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China’s CNOOC to acquire Canada-based Nexen for $15.1B; offshore oil and gas, oil sands, and shale gas

Green Car Congress

Nexen has major positions in three of the world’s most significant conventional basins: the UK North Sea, Offshore West Africa and the deep-water Gulf of Mexico. Nexen’s partner in the Long Lake steam assisted gravity drainage production facilities (SAGD) and Upgrader), and a 60% interest in Northern Cross (Yukon) Limited.

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Taking the Long Way Home From Alaska

Baua Electric

The highway formed the heart of a family road trip I took last September from Alaska to Idaho, passing through the Yukon, British Columbia and Alberta, in Canada, along the way. Yukon wilderness Nearly 600 miles of the Alaska Highway traverse the Yukon. Elias National Park & Preserve (free), the largest U.S.

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Foraging on Public Lands Is Becoming More Limited

Baua Electric

But things are changing in the woods, worrying those who for years have enjoyed the seasonal taste of food growing in the wild and foraging’s connection to centuries of dependence on natural habitats. Foraging is banned altogether in about a quarter of all national parks.

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