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    California Attorney General Jerry Brown said in a news release that the investigation found hundreds of violations at the company's gasoline stations in California. "Shell Oil Company disregarded the state's underground fuel storage and hazardous waste laws, committing hundreds of environmental violations at its gasoline stations across California" Brown said. Shell officials did not have any immediate response, but company officials in Houston said they would issue a statement later in the day. Full Article at France 24
    Shell Oil Company disregarded the state's underground fuel storage and hazardous waste laws, committing hundreds of environmental violations at its gasoline stations across California
    Jerry Brown – Jerry Brown SOURCE: France 24 1 month ago

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  1. Maoist leader Pushpa Kamal Dahal, left, speaks during a meeting in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. Dahal met UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Radhika Coomaraswamy to discuss the discharge of Maoist army personnel disqualified in the United Nations-led verification process in 2007. Nepal's Peace Minister Rakam Chemjong is seen right.
  2. UN Special Representative for Children and Armed Conflict Radhika Coomaraswamy, left, speaks during a meeting in Katmandu, Nepal, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. Nepal's government and former communist rebels signed an agreement Wednesday to free nearly 3,000 child soldiers who have been confined in United Nations-monitored camps since a Maoist insurgency ended in 2006.
  3. TP Mazembe's Ngandu Kasongo celebrates his goal during their FIFA Club World Cup fifth place playoff soccer match against Auckland City at Zayed Sports City stadium in Abu Dhabi December 16, 2009.
  4. Greek Finance Minister George Papaconstantinou prepares for a Reuters Insider television interview during a visit to the Reuters newsroom in Canary Wharf, London December 16, 2009. Papaconstantinou said that Greece will borrow EUR 52-53bn in 2010 and intends to raise at least 10 percent of the annual target in January.
  5. A worker blows a New Year glass bauble at a factory in the village of Klavdiyevo, 50km (31 miles) west of Kiev December 16, 2009. Ukrainians are rushing to buy presents and decorations ahead of New Year and Christmas holidays.
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  11. LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 16: Members of the Chinese State Circus perform at a photocall on December 16, 2009 in London, England. The Chinese State Circus today unveiled their new acrobatic spectacular 'Mulan' featuring the Shaolin Warriors.
  12. LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 16: Jia Zhen Gud of the Chinese State Circus get the final touches to his Emperor character at a photocall on December 16, 2009 in London, England. The Chinese State Circus today unveiled their new acrobatic spectacular 'Mulan' featuring the Shaolin Warriors.
  13. LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 16: People ride horses through the snow in Richmond Park on December 16, 2009 in London, England. A cold weather front is due to bring snow to parts of the country today with temperatures falling to as little as -4C according to the Met office. Heavier snow is expected in the capital towards the end of the week.
  14. TP Mazembe's goalkeeper Muteba Kidiaba saves a goal during their Club World Cup soccer match against Auckland City in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009.
  15. Actress Millie Perkings, who played Anne Frank in the 1959 movie "The Diary of Anne Frank" directed by George Stevens, views the display at the Yad Vashem Holocaust museum in Jerusalem, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009. Perkins is visiting Israel to attend events marking the 50th anniversary of the film's release at the Jerusalem Jewish Film Festival.
  16. Auckland City's Riki van Steeden, bottom right, celebrates scoring against TP Mazembe with teammate Ivan Vicelich, top right, during their Club World Cup soccer match in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2009.
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  18. LONDON, ENGLAND - DECEMBER 16: Members of the Chinese State Circus perform at a photocall on December 16, 2009 in London, England. The Chinese State Circus today unveiled their new acrobatic spectacular 'Mulan' featuring the Shaolin Warriors.