Scientists Turn Down the Heat
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- The End of Oil. // Multinational Monitor;Jan/Feb2007, Vol. 28 Issue 1, p6
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- Shareholders want increased environmental reporting from energy companies. // National Petroleum News;Apr2004, Vol. 96 Issue 4, p9
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