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The Berenstain Bears books were banned in my house.

The underlying message of every book seemed to be “Dad is a Dope”. Creator Jan Berenstain died at 88.

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Think Presidential intent can’t effect oil prices in the short term? #rsrh

via energytomorrow.org.

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White House backs Keystone XL southern pipeline. #rsrh

WASHINGTON (MarketWatch) — President Barack Obama “welcomes” TransCanada’s TRP +0.95% decision to build a pipeline to bring crude oil from Cushing, Oklahoma, to the Gulf of Mexico. “As the President made clear in January, we support the company’s interest in … Continue reading

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@mark_j_perry Chart (& Typo) of the Day: Newspaper Ad Revenues. #rsrh

http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2012/02/newspaper-ad-revenues-fall-to-50-year.html Newspaper Ad Revenues Fall to 50-Yr. Low in 2011

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Sorry about your shrimp cocktail. Eleven men died too, you know. #rsrh

From The BP Oil Spill, A Look Back, a photo retrospective in the Times-Picayune. http://photos.nola.com/tpphotos/2012/02/02bp05.html

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BP oil spill trial is delayed 1 week by federal judge. #rsrh

http://www.nola.com/news/gulf-oil-spill/index.ssf/2012/02/trial_start_delayed.html The trial has been delayed from Feb 27 until Mar 3 to allow the parties more time to negotiate a settlement.

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Sen. Landrieu to Obama: “Pulling rug from under O&G industry is not the answer.” #NAPE

http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2012/02/louisiana_delegation_finds_fau.html

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Happy Mardi Gras!

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@Mark_J_Perry Chart du Jour: Real Shovel-Ready Jobs in Oil & Gas #rsrh

http://mjperry.blogspot.com/2012/02/chart-of-day-drill-drill-drill-jobs.html While the overall economy struggles to create jobs during another “jobless recovery,” it’s been a much rosier employment picture in one of America’s most successful “shovel-ready” job-creating industries: Oil and Gas Extraction. The chart above displays the monthly percentage … Continue reading

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Don’t cry over spilled milkshake.

Taylor Energy lost a major oil facility near the mouth of the Mississippi River during Hurricane Ivan (2005). A mudslide, a massive flow of unstable sediments, sheared off the platform and all of its wells. The sheared stubs are buried … Continue reading

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