By Associated Press - Thursday, September 2, 2010GRAND ISLE, La. —An offshore petroleum platform exploded and was burning today in the Gulf of Mexico about 102 miles south of Vermilion Bay on the central Louisiana coast.The Coast Guard says no one was killed in the explosion, which was reported by a commercial helicopter

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Portland Business Journal - by Erik Siemers Business Journal staff writerThe developer of a proposed 234-mile natural gas pipeline has filed a federal lawsuit against two Oregon land officials the developer claims are improperly using state law to delay the project......Read The Details

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Well, here's the list of candidates for 2010 elections for open seats on Astoria City Council.This is an open call for all candidates to post their Press Releases or views as to why they feel they can serve the citizens of Astoria best and what they can bring to the game to lead us forward to a prosperous future and improve

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By Christian A. DeHaemer - Energy & Capital - Friday, August 27th, 2010We're now at the time of year when kids start dreading going back to school, moms dream of free time during the day, and granddads pick a weekend to winterize the boat or shutter the cabin.Us resource guys, however, think about buying natural gas for

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What makes a country great, what makes our country great, and one of the greatest on earth, is not that our laws allow us to do but what we will fight to allow others to do, even if it is something we, ourselves, do not necessarily believe or support. What many of my "liberal" fri

From: Jessica Hoch - Oregon Business - August 13, 2010Residents of the small coastal town of Warrenton, roughly 4,500 people, found out a Wal-Mart would be coming to town when it was initially reported in the fall of 2009. Just about a year later the process hasn’t moved at all, and Oregon Business still gets comments bot