Chief Executive Officer Christophe de Margerie told the Financial Times Wednesday:
The newspaper described de Margerie's comments as the first time a major oil company has publicly criticised offshore exploration in the Arctic. The risk of an oil spill in such an environmentally sensitive area was simply too high, according to de Margerie. "Oil on Greenland would be a disaster. A leak would do too much damage to the image of the company," he said.
The risk of an oil spill in such an environmentally sensitive area was simply too high, according to de Margerie.
"Oil on Greenland would be a disaster. A leak would do too much damage to the image of the company," he said.
If the election was today, would you vote for Obama or Romney? Two alternative choices were offered: Yes (clicked by 29 voters) and No (clicked by 37 voters).
Think they will be surprised at the actual ballot?
Guess there's no use in hangin' 'round Guess I'll get dressed and do the town I'll find some crowded avenue Though it will be empty without you Can't get used to losin' you no matter what I try to do Gonna live my whole life thorough-loving you
Can't get used to losin' you no matter what I try to do Gonna live my whole life thorough-loving you
A top New Jersey lawmaker is proposing a ban on using replacement referees in professional sports, citing risks to player safety. State Senate President Steve Sweeney, a Democrat (and Green Bay Packers fan), said in a press release Tuesday he would introduce legislation prohibiting fill-in officials — which, if enacted, would impact the New York Jets and the New York Giants, both of whom play in at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, N.J.
Over the past year, Southern California, Sacramento, and San Diego have become the first three regions in America to adopt transportation plans specifically designed to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions.These regions are doing their part to implement California's landmark Sustainable Communities and Climate Protection Law (Senate Bill 375), passed in 2008. [... This study] tells the story of how Southern California and Sacramento have tackled implementation of this new law, and provides a brief update on the San Diego plan.
An evolutionary biologist at The University of Manchester, working with scientists in the United States, has found compelling evidence that parts of the brain can evolve independently from each other. It's hoped the findings will significantly advance our understanding of the brain.
Opinion was reasonably evenly split on both sides of the Atlantic, and indeed somewhat more tolerant in the United States. Overall, Americans rejected the view of a fundamental clash of cultures that can only have one winner. Only 39% adopted this view, against 47% who believe that "it is possible for the west and Muslims to coexist in peace". In Britain, by contrast, the respective figures were 43% and 41%, suggesting that British opinion towards Islam is somewhat more hostile overall. But American opinion is beset by a sharp partisan divide. By a near three-to-one margin, of 64% to 23%, Republicans perceive a fundamental conflict. The overall picture of American tolerance emerges only because Democratic identifiers incline even more emphatically towards the hope of peaceful co-existence, by a 68%-18% margin. The partisan gap in support for the "conflict" view is therefore 46 percentage points. Among independents, the split is right down the middle—with 45% believing peace should be possible, and 44% ruling it out.
But American opinion is beset by a sharp partisan divide. By a near three-to-one margin, of 64% to 23%, Republicans perceive a fundamental conflict. The overall picture of American tolerance emerges only because Democratic identifiers incline even more emphatically towards the hope of peaceful co-existence, by a 68%-18% margin. The partisan gap in support for the "conflict" view is therefore 46 percentage points. Among independents, the split is right down the middle—with 45% believing peace should be possible, and 44% ruling it out.
The University of California will pay damages of $30,000 to each of the 21 UC Davis students and alumni who were pepper-sprayed by campus police during an otherwise peaceful protest 10 months ago, the university system announced Wednesday. The agreement, which must still be approved in federal court, also calls for UC to pay a total of $250,000 to the plaintiffs’ attorneys and set aside a maximum of $100,000 to pay up to $20,000 to any other individuals who join the class-action lawsuit by proving they were either arrested or directly pepper-sprayed, a university statement said.
The agreement, which must still be approved in federal court, also calls for UC to pay a total of $250,000 to the plaintiffs’ attorneys and set aside a maximum of $100,000 to pay up to $20,000 to any other individuals who join the class-action lawsuit by proving they were either arrested or directly pepper-sprayed, a university statement said.