The campaign forced Shell to stop pumping oil out of Ogoniland but it continues to operate pipelines in the region and spills have continued.

BBC: Nigeria Ogoniland oil clean-up 'could take 30 years'

When it threatened to stop pumping last week, claiming that a court had ordered it to, it helped to push up world oil prices to their current highs (see article).

ECONOMIST: Putin versus the oligarchs

Even with the Bernanke put, what is underneath is the belief in the put is that sooner or later the U.S. economy will grow fast enough to allow the Fed to stop pumping newly printed money into stocks.

FORBES: Black Swan Stalking Bernanke Put

The more short-term reason why investors are buying US assets is that the minutes of the latest meeting by the US Federal reserve suggest that some Fed policymakers want the central bank to stop pumping money into the economy much sooner than previously thought.

BBC: The US in 2013: Economics trumps politics?

Gordon Brown, operations manager of California Independent System Operator, the state agency that oversees the power grid, told CNN Thursday night that the declaration triggered contingency plans to stop pumping water for two hours, during the state's critical power usage hour between 5:30 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

CNN: California briefly declares Stage Three power emergency

The family, Paiutes who live in the Reno Sparks Indian Colony, was pumping gas at a Quick Stop on their way to Reno when several men pulled up in a blue car and tried to start a fight.

FORBES: Did Police Turn a Blind Eye to Attack on Native American Family in Nevada?

Though the central government wants to stop bad lending, it is nevertheless committed to pumping up the Chinese economy through spending on infrastructure.

ECONOMIST: China