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Buc-ee’s closes land deal for first Mississippi location

It’s now official! The Menge Ave. exit will be home to Mississippi’s first Buc-ee’s. The deal closed this week on the 43-acre property.

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9 Steps BEFORE Setting Up A Real Estate Business Entity

As a newbie real estate investor, you may have been told you'll need to set up a business entity ASAP. But wait -- perform these crucial steps FIRST!

How Much Does A Surveyors Real Property Report Cost?

The Surveyors Real Property Report (SRPR) and “spot” survey are one and the same. The term SRPR is the legal term to identify the report. The term “spot” is the layman’s term. There are many factors that can contribute to the cost of a SRPR. Some of the most common are as follows: Lot size. Typi ...

5 Easy Coconut Oil Tricks To Try, And 7 You Should Avoid At All Costs

Because coconut oil can fix some of your problems, but there are some things it'll probably just make worse.

How to Find Mineral Rights on Land that You Own

How to find out who owns the mineral rights on land that you own, or land you’re looking to buy. You may have struck oil, but do you have the rights to it? In most countries, mineral resources belong to the government; however, in the United States, ownership of underground minerals was originally granted to land owners.

A Driver's Guide to Leaking Oil

If you noticed a puddle of brown or yellow fluid on the asphalt under your car, that's a tell-tale sign you're leaking oil. While it may be tempting to ignore the liquid

Confronting misconceptions on gas drilling: As I See It

After a half-decade of natural gas development, Pennsylvania has commanded the attention of the nation and the world as a leader in energy development, perhaps even more intently than what was predicted in 2008, when Marcellus Shale drilling first spiked.

Galveston Bay Oil Spill: What We Birders Can Do

The March 22 spill of 168,000 gallons of highly toxic bunker fuel into Galveston Bay can be expected to take a huge toll on migrating, nesting, and still-wintering birds. If you want to donate mone…

Don't Let Them Frack With Our Water!

The Sierra Club has partnered with the Center for Biological Diversity to protest the Bureau of Land Management’s plan to auction off thousands of acres in Texas for oil and gas drilling and development. Your help is needed!

When land is degraded, its people and their prospects are degraded too

Monique Barbut: Investing in sustainable land management could help boost political, economic and climatic resilience in poor countries

What is Conflict Palm Oil?

What is Conflict Palm Oil?As the food industry has moved away from trans fats, the demand for cheap palm oil has skyrocketed. It can now be found in roughly half of all packaged goods in your local grocery store — from cookies and crackers to toothpaste and laundry detergent.

Artist copyrights land as artwork to save it from oil pipelines (Video)

An inspiring example of how one man turned the tables on an oil company and stood up against their intimidation tactics.

Drilling revolution presents problems for landowners

[...] trucks and equipment arrive to build well pad sites, then fluid used in hydraulic fracturing is hauled away. [...] news coverage of our nation's growing energy revolution has spotlighted fracking's alleged risks to groundwater quality. Fracking is a method that aids extracting oil and natural gas from deep shale rock formations by using fluids under high pressure to crack rocks. Conflict comes when the mineral…

These 7 myths about buying a home are overdue for correction

Myths and misconceptions can prevent potential homeowners from exploring their options.