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A pipeline primerThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 7:22PMThick, black oil covers patches of grass on Debbie Howard's property, which borders the Kalamazoo River for slightly more than a mile.

News Calendar: July 30 to Aug. 17Thursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:44PMNews Calendar for Salem, including free workshops and programs, a "sustainable film series," registration deadlines for upcoming events, and much more.

Michigan Oil Spill Raising Concerns In ChicagoThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 6:29PMOil spills making headlines are not limited to the Gulf of Mexico. Just ask the folks in Michigan. Near Battle Creek, thousands of barrels of crude are leaking into the Kalamazoo River, and it's moving closer to Lake Michigan every day. CBS 2's Vince Gerasole reports, one of the biggest spills ever in the Midwest is raising concerns here in Chicago.

Exxon Mobil's 2Q earnings more than doubleThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 8:53AMRising oil prices boost Exxon 2Q net income to $7.56 billion, best result since 4Q of 2008

Exxon Mobil's 2Q earnings more than doubleThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 8:45AMExxon Mobil Corp. said Thursday its second quarter income nearly doubled to $7.56 billion as oil prices increased from last year.

Exxon Mobil's 2Q earnings more than doubleThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 8:43AM(AP:NEW YORK) Exxon Mobil Corp. said Thursday its second quarter income nearly doubled to $7.56 billion as oil prices increased from last year. It's Exxon's highest quarterly profit since the $7.82 billion earned in the last three months of 2008.

Michigan Oil Spill Estimated by EPA at 1 Million-Plus GallonsThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 8:43AMby Tim Martin Federal officials now estimate that more than 1 million gallons of oil may have spilled into the Kalamazoo River through Battle Creek, and the governor is sharply criticizing clean-up efforts as "wholly inadequate." The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released the update Wednesday night, shortly after Gov. Jennifer Granholm lambasted attempts to contain the oil flowing down ...

Oil spill: 100 daysThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 8:43AMThe disaster in the Gulf of Mexico has hit a milestone, reaching 100 days since the oil spill, but according to a local petroleum engineering professor, the most significant thing to happen since the April 20 spill actually took place a week ago.

New BP chief; 2 new oil spillsThursday, July 29, 2010 @ 8:33AMNEW ORLEANS -- The American picked to lead oil giant BP pledged Tuesday -- the same day workers in Michigan and Louisiana fought two other but much smaller spills -- that his company will remain committed to the oil-washed Gulf of Mexico even after the busted well is sealed.