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says the solution to the orphan well problem is simple. When companies get a permit to drill, they should pay a hefty bond that covers the cost of plugging and reclaiming the well. If they plug the well themselves, they get the money back. If they don’t, the state would have ...
Despite the so-called pluri-national and federal dilemmas, this article contributes to the examination of the side effects of "metropolitanisation" by considering three arguments based on geo- economics ("prosperous competitiveness"), geo-politics ("smart devolution"), and geo- democratics ("right...
If Your Time is short Antifa stands for “anti-fascist.” It’s a broad, loosely affiliated coalition of left-wing activists that’s been around for decades, but has had a resurgence since the election of President Donald Trump. Antifa activists include communists, socialists and anarchists ...
In San Fran- cisco, Mattson (2015) shows that the popularity of gay bars among straight people has nearly wiped them out; their numbers dropped from thirteen to three in just eleven years. The decline in San Francisco is part of an international pattern. From 2006 to 2016, the number of...
In theDistrict of Columbia, as of November 29, 2020, 306,447 DC residents have been tested and 21,552 (7%) of those tested positive; 680 deaths were attributed to COVID-19 (2/10ths of one percent).Maybe only 6% of these deaths were attributed to COVID-19 infection alone, ...
LTTS is well aligned with the future trends in the Transportation industry and partners with some of the largest global OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers in the Automotive, Trucks & Off-Highway Vehicles, Railways, and Aerospace sector. The Company is actively engaged in driving the future of mobility...
Both of Biden’s moves were made in March, the same month in which the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change called for the world to immediatelymoveaway from fossil fuels. "There is a rapidly closing window of opportunity to secure a liveable and sustainable future for all," it sa...
Starr stated that Staley called after him as he left "Not like this, don't leave like this". Since Staley is believed to have died a day later, on April 5, Starr has expressed regret that he did not call 911 to save his friend's life; Starr reported that Staley had threatened to ...