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Russell Girsh, a floor hand for Raven Drilling, helps line up a pipe while drilling for oil in the Bakken shale formation on July 23, 2013 outside Watford City, North Dakota. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
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Russell Girsh, a floor hand for Raven Drilling, helps line up a pipe while drilling for oil in the Bakken shale formation on July 23, 2013 outside Watford City, North Dakota. (Andrew Burton/Getty Images)
COP20 President and Peruvian Minister of Environment Manuel Pulgar slams his mallet on December 14, 2014, during the marathon UN talks in Lima. (CRIS BOURONCLE/AFP/Getty Images)
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COP20 President and Peruvian Minister of Environment Manuel Pulgar slams his mallet on December 14, 2014, during the marathon UN talks in Lima. (CRIS BOURONCLE/AFP/Getty Images)
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A crew member of a ski-equipped C-130 from the New York Air National Guard stands near the plane on July 11, 2013 at the Summit Station, Greenland. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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A crew member of a ski-equipped C-130 from the New York Air National Guard stands near the plane on July 11, 2013 at the Summit Station, Greenland. (Joe Raedle/Getty Images)
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