The geek in charge at the Department of Energy Nov 6, 2009
Steward is a director at EOG Resources, an oil and gas company formerly known as Enron Oil and Gas Company, where he earned $617,151 in 2008. Steward also serves as an honorary director of the American Petroleum Institute. (Salon)
Children's blood lead levels linked to lower test scores Oct 20, 2009
DURHAM, N.C. -- Exposure to lead in early childhood significantly contributes to lower performances on end-of-grade (EOG) reading tests among minority and low-income children, according to researchers at Duke University and North Carolina Central University ... The study, published online in the peer-reviewed journal NeuroToxicology, linked data on blood-lead levels from the North Carolina Childhood Lead Poisoning Prevention Program surveillance registry to EOG reading test scores for 4th... (EurekAlert!)
Flares burn a third of natural gas Aug 21, 2009
Pecan Pipeline North Dakota Inc., a subsidiary of EOG Resources Inc. of Houston, is constructing a $45 million pipeline that would transport natural gas about 75 miles from Palermo to Towner, where it would hook up with the larger Alliance pipeline, which runs from western Canada to Chicago. Justin Kringstad, director of the state Pipeline Authority, said the Prairie Rose Pipeline is slated to be completed this fall and could move about 80 million cubic feet of natural gas daily. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
A summer camp education Jun 26, 2009
They can come in here and learn without having to worry about EOG or. EOC tests. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Are Schools Cheating Kids? Jun 24, 2009
" So, while we should continue to discourage cheating of any kind, we should also encourage schools to find creative ways to use technology, including cell phones, in the learning process and in the testing process. It's called adaptation. And besides, progress should always be a part of a progressive educational system. This post is adapted from a that appeared in the San Jose Mercury News. MMIX, CBS Interactive Inc. All Rights Reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast,... (CBS News)
What top-paid CEOs in the U.S. earn Apr 28, 2009
The next four top-paid chief executives also earned most of their pay from exercised stock options: Ray R. Irani of Occidental Petroleum ($223 million total pay); John B. Hess of Hess ($155 million); Michael D. Watford of Ultra Petroleum ($117 million); and Mark G. Papa of EOG Resources ($90 million). More from Forbes. (MSNBC -- Business)
Warren Buffett's U.S. Takeover Test Passed by Sysco, VF, Danaher, Marathon Mar 20, 2009
Aetna Aflac Agilent Technologies Allergan Anadarko Petroleum Aon Archer Daniels Midland Baker Hughes Becton Dickinson Brown-Forman Bunge Cardinal Health Carnival Chubb Computer Sciences Covidien Danaher EOG Resources General Dynamics Halliburton Hess Illinois Tool Works Intercontinental Exchange Intuit ITT Kohls Loews Corp. Marathon Oil McKesson Newmont Mining Noble Corp. Noble Energy Nucor Precision Castparts Raytheon Reynolds American Rockwell Collins SAIC Smith International Southern... (Bloomberg)
