[Ost-news] Heavy Problem: Dirtier Oil, Though Cheaper, Sparks Green Backlash

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Heavy Problem: Dirtier Oil, Though Cheaper, Sparks Green Backlash  
June 12, 2008, 11:45 am  
The Wall Street Journal’s Ben Casselman reports:

Cheap oil! Get your cheap oil here!

Well, “cheap” may be pushing it. But even as benchmark crude futures have soared above $130 per barrel, there’s still oil out there for about $105 a barrel. The bad news: it’s nasty stuff.

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