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Lizzie Grater

Gas Boom Creates Jobs in Pennsylvania, but How Many? - WSJ.com - 0 views

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  • it's clear that thousands of jobs have been created in the past few years. The Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry says industries related to natural-gas extraction directly and indirectly created just over 13,000 jobs in the state in 2010.
  • it's still easily the sector that is growing the fastest,"
  • Counties with 10 or more wells drilled in 2010 have seen their unemployment rates drop by more than half a percent on average during the past two years
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  • 67,000 new jobs in 2010 based on spending by gas companies,
  • economic impacts from gas-industry workers spending their wages, the report cites a "total employment impact" of 140,000 jobs last year.
  • "Three years ago we heard the gas isn't there," said Range Resources' Mr. Pitzarella. "Then it was the money isn't real. Then all the workers are from Texas. Now, they say the jobs aren't real. Tell that to the thousands of people who are paying the bills and saving for their future because of gas drilling."
Juliana Carrillo

Much Ado About Students Loans - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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  • Juliana Carrillo on 22 May 12
     
    THE interest rate on the popular Stafford federal student loan program is set to double in July, after the Senate could not reach agreement on Tuesday on a way to keep the rate at 3.4 percent. President Obama has blamed Republican obstruction for the looming rate increase; Mitt Romney says the lower rate should be extended but hasn't specified how to pay for it.
  • Juliana Carrillo on 22 May 12
     
    Im awesome
Raphael Llana

Tensions rise between Malaysian Muslims and Christians | Asia News - Politics, Media, E... - 1 views

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    • Raphael Llana
      Raphael Llana on 22 May 12
       
      STICKY NOOTE
    • Juliana Carrillo
      Juliana Carrillo on 22 May 12
       
      :D sticky note
    • Elise Falck
      Elise Falck on 22 May 12
       
      Amen.
    • Alejandro Leiva
      Alejandro Leiva on 22 May 12
       
      smh guys.
  • facing marital problems is reported to have rejected sending his children to Muslim organisations for care
Alejandro Leiva

Court: Man can't use parents to avoid deportation | Fox News - 2 views

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  • The high court on Monday unanimously ruled against Carlos Martinez Gutierrez, who wants to keep from being deported as a criminal immigrant.
  • Jacob Wessels on 29 May 12
     
    sorry no get outta jail free card for you! XD
  • Alejandro Leiva on 29 May 12
     
    He is being deported-- not imprisoned, you dunce
  • Jacob Wessels on 30 May 12
     
    same difference yellow/ orange card vs a lack of a "green card"
Lizzie Grater

Opinion: Earth Day reminder: Growth and green can mix - Heather Zichal - POLITICO.com - 0 views

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  • Thanks to the president’s leadership, we are on track to double energy generated from renewable sources like wind and solar in his first term, creating jobs and ensuring America is not ceding this industry to China and other countries
  • average fuel efficiency is expected to nearly double, reaching an average performance equivalent of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025
  • Jacob Wessels on 30 May 12
     
    hippie alert?
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