Similar lawsuits have been filed around the country against car manufacturers, oil companies and other industries that emit CO2.
Like it or not, in the oil and gas industry and in other industries with catastrophic potential, the CEO must take on the primary leadership role in safety.
The largest of the three islands, Curacao also has the biggest population and one of the highest standards of living in the Caribbean due to its well-developed oil refining business and other industries.
Something more punitive is likely as well, for instance a windfall profits tax on oil, and maybe other industries.
Opponents point out that the oil and gas industry, the nuclear industry, and many other industries received favorable treatment when they were in their infancy.
Examples: different tax rates on companies that are financed through debt rather than equity, different rates on overseas and domestic investment and other tax loopholes for certain industries, like oil and natural gas.
The new sanctions would target Iran's oil and banking industries, as well as other sectors.
Private companies in the oil and gas, mining, construction and other industries also rely on generators for power.
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As for oil and gas, it too gets some uncommon tax breaks and benefits not given to other industries: Marketing efforts by the Overseas Private Investment Corp. and national insurance that protect against unexpected losses, like revolutions.
As the heart of America's petrochemical and oil-refining industries, Texas puts more chemicals into the air than any other state, and by most rankings is the state with the worst toxin level in the atmosphere.
They want jobs, and so do other Americans who depend upon oil-fueled industries.
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Other industries, like utilities, and oil and gas, have older workers with long tenures -- therefore, they're likely to exit the work force sooner.
Other notable targets included Quaker State Oil Refining and Chris-Craft Industries, each of which paid millions to buy back their stock from him.
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That has allowed the Russians to place a foot in other countries of the continent, looking to expand its market for its military and oil industries, as evidences the Russian delegation that recently visited Argentina.
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Energy conservation, a shift to other fuels and a decline in the importance of heavy, energy-intensive industries have reduced oil consumption.
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