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Peru Indians block jungle airport in land protest (AP)

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AP - Ashaninka and Yines Indians are blocking an airport in the central Peruvian jungle town of Atalaya as well as two stations on a northern oil pipeline to protest laws that they say threaten their ancestral land and resources.

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Dow, S&P dip on Chrysler bankruptcy, MetLife off late (Reuters)

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Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, April 28, 2009. REUTERS/Brendan McDermidReuters - The Dow and S&P 500 fell on Thursday after Chrysler's bankruptcy filing undercut optimism about upbeat corporate profits and reassuring job market data.


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Obama Restores Endangered Species Act (OneWorld.net)

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OneWorld.net - WASHINGTON, Apr 30 (OneWorld.net) - The Obama administration restored Tuesday a regulation requiring U.S. federal wildlife experts to review before implementation any government project that may impact threatened or endangered species.

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Dismal start in the oil patch; Exxon still spends (AP)

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FILE - In this Jan. 30, 2009 file photo, an Exxon tanker truck operated by Corey Moorer, right, of Clinton, Md.,  makes a refueling stop at an Exxon station in Arlington, Va. Exxon Mobil Corp. said Thursday, April 30, 2009, first-quarter earnings fell 58 percent from a year ago, its lowest profit in more than five years, as the world's biggest publicly traded oil company saw crude and gas prices fall precipitously.  (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)AP - The oil industry is off to a dismal start this year, with Exxon Mobil and Marathon Oil on Thursday becoming the latest majors to report first-quarter profits plunging by half and more.


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Exxon Profit at 2003-04 Levels ‘Shows What Normal Looks Like,’ Says Consumer Group (PR Newswire)

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PR Newswire - Despite 2/3 Drop in Crude Oil Prices, Oil Giant Boosts Bottom Line With Refining Profits

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Oil prices mixed on murky economic signals (AFP)

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People sharing a scooter ride past oil rigs in Cangzhou in northern China's Hebei Province, February 2009. Oil prices ended narrowly mixed Thursday as investors signs of recovery against ballooning oil reserves in the recession-mired United States, the world's biggest energy consumer.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AFP - Oil prices ended narrowly mixed Thursday as investors signs of recovery against ballooning oil reserves in the recession-mired United States, the world's biggest energy consumer.


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Oil edges higher, stocks support (Reuters)

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An attendant holds a petrol nozzle at a petrol pump in the northeastern Indian city of Siliguri August 5, 2008. REUTERS/Rupak De ChowdhuriReuters - Oil edged higher on Thursday as gains in wider global markets offset rising energy inventories and slumping demand.


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Energy prices waver with new signs of weak economy (AP)

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People sharing a scooter ride past oil rigs in Cangzhou in northern China's Hebei Province, February 2009. Crude prices retreated below 50 dollars a barrel, hit by worries that the swine flu outbreak could dent demand for airline travel.(AFP/File/Frederic J. Brown)AP - Oil prices wavered Thursday as the nation's employment picture darkened and consumers pulled back on spending.


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Exxon misses despite general oil firm resilience (Reuters)

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Reuters - Exxon Mobil Corp disappointed investors who in the past week had grown accustomed to energy companies reporting better-than-expected profits despite the collapse in crude oil prices since July.

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U.S. imports 1 billion pet animals from the wild between 2000 and 2006

by Rhett Butler

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