Oil falls as financial turmoil spreads

ASSOCIATED PRESS

Oil prices briefly fell to an eight-month low below $90 a barrel Monday on speculation that the spreading financial crisis will exacerbate a global economic slowdown and cut demand for crude oil.Significant gains by the U.S. dollar against the euro also contributed to slumping oil prices.By midafternoon in Europe, light, sweet crude for November delivery was down $2.68 to $91.20 a barrel in electronic trading on the New York Mercantile Exchange. Read more

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6.6 Quake Kills More Than 50

LOS ANGELES TIMES

A powerful earthquake struck the mountains near Kyrgyzstan's border with Tajikistan, killing 58 people, injuring 50 and destroying more than 100 buildings in Nura village in southern Kyrgyzstan, emergency officials said. No damage or casualties... Read more

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Broadwater's Plan Not Dead Yet

NEWSDAY

Oct. 6--Although it's been trampled in the endless stampede of fresher news, the proposal by Broadwater Energy to build a liquid natural gas processing plant in Long Island Sound isn't dead. ... Read more

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Crude Oil Falls Below $90 Per Barrel

UNITED PRESS INTERNATIONAL

Crude oil prices fell more than $4.40, dipping Monday to less than $90 a barrel for the first time since February. Crude reached an eight-month low following the passage of a $700 billion bailout... Read more

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AP Investigation: Ike environmental toll apparent

ASSOCIATED PRESS

WASHINGTON - Hurricane Ike's winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. The environmental damage only now is becoming apparent: At least a half... Read more

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Oil falls to 8-month low below $90 a barrel

REUTERS

LONDON (Reuters) - Oil was near $90 a barrel on Monday after falling to its lowest in eight months earlier in the session, pressured by expectations the global credit crisis will bring a sharp drop in oil demand.U.S. light crude for November... Read more

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In the Counties

THE BALTIMORE SUN

BRAC and traffic: The thousands of new employees coming to military-related jobs in Harford County in the next three years will likely grapple with traffic congestion caused by inadequate roads,... Read more

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Habitat for Humanity Builds Eco-Friendly House in Pontiac: Its First in Southeast Michigan

DETROIT FREE PRESS

Oct. 6--As others add up their higher energy bills this winter, Camisha Byrd will be counting her blessings. Byrd is getting the first Habitat for Humanity home in southeast Michigan designed to... Read more

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Economy May Disrupt Candidates' Energy Plans

NEWSDAY

Oct. 6--Today, with stories on energy, Newsday begins a series examining where presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama stand on key campaign issues -- and how those issues affect Long... Read more

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Credit Crunch Creates Catch-22 on Energy

NEWSDAY

By Mark Harrington, Newsday, Melville, N.Y. Oct. 6--With both presidential candidates promising new levels of commitment to new renewable energy sources, you'd think Stuart Cohen of Deer Park... Read more

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'Clean' Coal Power Coming Soon?

CHICAGO TRIBUNE

In this old industrial town in the heart of the former East Germany, researchers have launched what could be a revolution for a much-maligned fuel: the world's first nearly emission-free coal-fired... Read more

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Brookhaven Bitterness It Just Gets More and More Contentious

NEW YORK NEWSDAY

Not even Christmas, it seems, is noncontroversial in the Town of Brookhaven, where skirmishing between the Democratic supervisor and the Republican town board has shown no sign of abating. In... Read more

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Ike's Rising Toll on Environment

NEW YORK NEWSDAY

WASHINGTON - Hurricane Ike's winds and massive waves destroyed oil platforms, tossed storage tanks and punctured pipelines. Only now is the environmental damage becoming apparent: At least a half... Read more