Buzz Tagged
oil
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Image: Oil Consumption By State
The U.S. consumes a quarter of the world's oil. Where does it all go?
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Image: Rock Music Vs. Oil Production
A weird correlation appears when you compare the last 60 years of U.S. oil output to Rolling Stone's list of the 500 greatest rock songs of all time.
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Sex For Oil
Politics Buzz Government official within the Interior Department traded sexual favors and illegal gifts for access to key contracts. The scandal centers around the Denver Minerals Management Service office, which sounds more like a frat house than a branch of government -- skiing holidays, cocaine, body shots, and lots and lots of sex (we made up the cocaine and body shots).
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$11.68 Billion Profit
Business Buzz Exxon posts a record profit for the last quarter; Shell, meanwhile, made a measly $11.6 billion. It's the highest quarterly profit of any publicly traded company in the U.S. ever. And it would have been $11.97 if it weren't for that pesky Exxon Valdez court settlement!
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John Stossel Calls Oil Companies Heroic
Culture Buzz ABC News consumer reporter and walking mustache John Stossel appeared on Larry King Live, calling oil companies "heroic" for transporting their product. Yep. YouTube user notreallydoug puts Stossel's word to the test, recognizing other products whose overlords should be heralded for things like, you know, making sure stuff doesn't blow up.
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Oil-Pooping Bugs
Science Buzz Insects genetically engineered to excrete crude oil: Environmentally friendly or just a greedy new way to produce oil? Bug doody is one milkshake we imagine Daniel Plainview would not drink up.
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