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Sable Offshore Corp. announced Monday that it restarted production on Platform Harmony and transporting oil to refineries in response to President Donald Trump and the Department of Energy ordering the move under the Defense Production Act. The Texas-based company has been attempting to restart the oil production facilities in Santa Barbara County for several years, including the offshore platforms and pipelines to transport oil to refineries. Local governments, environmental groups and residents have consistently pushed back, often citing safety concerns about major spills. One of the Sable pipelines is the one that ruptured and caused the 2015 Refugio Oil Spill...

Cheaper than mink or sable - fur coats made from dogs that were skinned alive By Katy Duke and Elizabeth Day (Filed: 18/12/2005) It looks like the must-have item in every glamorous woman's winter wardrobe: a sleek, black fur coat dripping with opulence. But despite the seductive appearance, the coat is not mink or sable. Instead, it has been manufactured from dog fur - possibly from an animal that was drugged and skinned alive to preserve the fur's freshness. Heather Mills-McCartney with a rug made from cats' pelts Similar coats are selling rapidly in fashion boutiques across Europe. An undercover...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Auditor General Jack Wagner said Monday that the school board in Mt. Lebanon owes residents an explanation of its half million dollar buyout of the contract of its former superintendent. The school board has never discussed why Margery Sable left sixteen months after signing a five-year contract with the district. Sable resigned Nov. 8, angering residents who questioned why she will still collect $420,000 salary over the next three years, another $5,000 in legal fees, and receive health insurance coverage until she turns 65. "This contract buyout is especially troubling because the reasons for it have...