BRAZIL OIL STRIKE

. . . . . . .Tens of thousands of Brazilian oil workers have begun a five-day strike to protest against pay cuts and working conditions.

At least 50,000 of 74,000 production workers at Petrobras, the state-run oil firm, halted work at refineries, oil wells and platforms on Monday, said the National Oil Workers Federation.(ALJAZEERA NEWS ITEM MARCH 25 2009)
. . .THE HUNT FOR FOSSIL FUELS CONTINUES. . .IN THE OCEANS AND ON LAND EVERYWHERE.

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