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    standpoint would be to approve it, reason being; it would create construction jobs and increase the supply of crude oil to the refineries in Texas. Thus, improving our economy. According to Kennedy from CBS News, “If Keystone were approved, (James Bambino of Platts, a provider of energy, petrochemicals, metals and agriculture information) thinks it would likely raise the value of Canadian crude oil, while pushing the global price of crude lower because of the increased supply.” (Kennedy para.…

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    How will falling oil prices affect the economy globally? Due to a surplus in supply and unchanging rate in demand, the falling oil prices will benefit consumers but it could potentially hurt producers’ worldwide. Historically speaking, oil is seemingly a very important part of human and economic development. In the early days, finding oil during a drill was considered troublesome, as the intended find was normally water or salt. However, in 1857, the first commercial oil well was developed in…

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    significantly on how the company operates and the demand for the products in this industry. For example, there are increasing awareness on more friendly fuels such as natural gas and reducing in the usage of “dirty” fossil fuels such as coal, oil sands, and shale gas. Besides, the cost of labour will increase due to less-willing and smaller workforce caused by the ageing population (Bargorett & Williams, 2014). Different management strategies are used such as hiring older workers to accommodate…

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    the process of hydraulic fracturing when drilling for oil in the ground, commonly called fracking. The film looks at many different ways that fracking for natural gas, oil, and other minerals in the ground occurs and tries to address the concerns surrounding the process that were said to be happening in the anti-fracking film Gasland. Gasland was made by Josh Fox. Who was upset because he didn’t get all the money that he was promised by an oil company. So he basically made up a whole bunch of…

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    Essential Oils 5 Beautifying Tips Have a Beautiful Glowing Face and Radiant Skin, Long Lustrous Hair, Stronger Nails, Slender Waist, and Get More Restful Sleep. Added Bonus Household Remedies By MelissaWinterspoon Introduction Essential oils are basically concentrated liquid containing aroma compounds from plants. “Essential” is simply the plant’s fragrance. I am not going to get too technical about the chemical properties of the essential oils discussed in this book. There are certainly…

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    Argumentative essay The presence of intrusive oil pipelines have caused several negative effects. Will look at the battle over thousands of pipelines have become an environmental and cultural flash point, stirring passion across social media and drawing thousands of protesters to camp out in rural North Dakota. There are already an astonishing 9,000 new miles of pipelines underground (Halper,NO). The Dakota Access Pipeline creates negative effects on the mid-west.(add 3 Main points) The Dakota…

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    prime example it is the nation’s second-largest oil and natural gas producer and has the lowest unemployment rate in the United States. According to Casselman, the Oil Industry Booms in North Dakota; State Is Riding High as Firms Develop Better Ways to Tap Huge Bakken Shale Deposit, Raising Hopes for U.S. Production. Hydraulic fracking is good for America. What is hydraulic fracturing? Fracking is actually very simple: It’s taking a large amount of…

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    The Crude Oil Market is a very lucrative market because of the fact that just about every nation in the world needs oil and its also a non-renewable resource making it scarce. Oil is a very profitable resource as well, and influential when it comes to the power of nations. Major players in this industry are those who were lucky enough to have been placed above large oil reserves. As of now many countries, including the United States can produce large amounts of oil, but yet countries like Saudi…

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    The Forecasting for the June 15th financial instruments of the S&P 500, 10 year T-Notes (yield), the gold price, the oil (WTI), the unemployment rate, and the Euro. My reasoning for these instruments was a mix between guessing and little economic reasoning. Out of the 6 financial instruments I was closest to 10 year T-Notes (yield), and the oil (WTI). While the other four instruments I was either in the right direction or the market went in the opposite of what I predicted. On May 18th the S&P…

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    Over the last 50 years the use of essential oils has become more popular in my house and all around the world, but do they really work? These oils that are pulled from plants are said to have therapeutic properties; dab some lavender and melaleuca oils on your ear and your earache will surely go away! Many people are skeptical of the healing properties within these glass bottles while others use them everyday for everything. So do these oils really have therapeutic properties? Could this be a…

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