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By now most people are aware of Proposition 23, called the "California Jobs Initiative" by its oil-slick proponents, despite the fact that it would reduce state revenue and stall the growing clean energy job sector.
Ryan Van Lenning: Why Californians Must Crush Prop 23 Ryan Van Lenning 2010
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He and Oriol decide to call the dish Petroleum, in honor of its oil-slick appearance.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011
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Perhaps we could just float them in the oil-slick along with the sealife and birds?
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By now most people are aware of Proposition 23, called the "California Jobs Initiative" by its oil-slick proponents, despite the fact that it would reduce state revenue and stall the growing clean energy job sector.
Ryan Van Lenning: Why Californians Must Crush Prop 23 Ryan Van Lenning 2010
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He and Oriol decide to call the dish Petroleum, in honor of its oil-slick appearance.
The Sorcerer’s Apprentices Lisa Abend 2011
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By now most people are aware of Proposition 23, called the "California Jobs Initiative" by its oil-slick proponents, despite the fact that it would reduce state revenue and stall the growing clean energy job sector.
Ryan Van Lenning: Why Californians Must Crush Prop 23 Ryan Van Lenning 2010
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The State of Louisiana opened shrimp season early on Thursday in an effort to let shrimpers harvest as much as possible, but by Sunday, the federal government ordered a halt to all fishing in the oil-slick region due to public safety concerns.
Frances Beinecke: Which Would You Choose: Offshore Wind or Offshore Oil? 2010
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This whole oil-slick thing can't be that bad, can it?
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The State of Louisiana opened shrimp season early on Thursday in an effort to let shrimpers harvest as much as possible, but by Sunday, the federal government ordered a halt to all fishing in the oil-slick region due to public safety concerns.
Frances Beinecke: Which Would You Choose: Offshore Wind or Offshore Oil? 2010
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Even that much, in the wake of the oil-slick fires in the Gulf (October 2010) and the massive underground explosion beneath the seabed (November 2010), is now old information, and while not public knowledge it's largely irrelevant.
The Burning Gulf 2010
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