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The Dalian pipeline explosion occurred on July 16, 2010. Fortunately, it was easier to stop the oil flow because the pipeline wasn’t a mile below the surface of the ocean. China National Television reported the cleanup is underway with more than 100,000 gallons of the estimated 400,000 spilled oil having been collected

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As reported by the Associated Press, skyrocketing food prices, stoked by rising fuel prices, unpredictable weather and growing demand from India and China’s burgeoning middle classes, have sparked sometimes violent protests in the Caribbean, Africa and Asia in recent months. "Skyrocketing food prices, stoked by rising fuel prices" First and foremost – Rising Fuel Prices.  [...]

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