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Kansas House pushes for approval of Keystone XL pipelineThe Kansas House of Representatives adopted a resolution Tuesday聽urging President Barack Obama and the State Department to approve permits to allow construction of the Keystone XL pipeline to begin.聽Federal approval is required because the Keystone XL pipeline crosses international boundaries.
Endangered giraffe born in Connecticut centerEndangered Rothschild giraffe 'Petal' gives birth to the first calf born at the LEO Zoological Conservation Center. Two other endangered Rothschild giraffes are pregnant at the Connecticut center.
Winter storm dumps snow on Great Plains, MidwestMore than a foot of snow fell in some places across the Great Plains and Midwest Saturday in an early spring snowstorm.聽The snow started falling around midnight in northeast Colorado with the snowstorm moving into northwest Kansas and southwest Nebraska.
Late snowstorm hits winter-weary NortheastSnow and sleet delayed the start of school in some areas of the Northeast Tuesday and made the morning commute an icy, slippery mess a day before spring starts.聽Storm-weary commuters in New England were hoping this would be the last snowstorm until next winter.
Boeing: Two weeks to wrap up 787 battery testsBoeing shows off its fixes to keep its 787 batteries from burning, including nonconductive tape and a glass shield. Boeing hopes to finish its battery testing in two weeks and get its grounded 787 Dreamliners flying again.
Three endangered shark species get protectionGlobal conference agrees to regulate trade in three sharks prized for their fins. Nations decide oceanic whitetip, hammerhead, and porbeagle sharks are more valuable alive than dead.
NTSB: Dreamliner battery fire more serious than first thoughtNTSB released new documents indicating 聽that a battery fire on a 787 Dreamliner took an hour and 40 minutes to extinguish. The smoke reduced visibility to zero and the heat was so intense it melted a stainless steel casing for Dreamliner's lithium-ion batteries, according to the NTSB.
With Hugo Chavez gone, US oil industry eyes VenezuelaOil analysts don't expect sudden changes in Venezuela oil policies after Hugo Chavez's death. But political change in post-Chavez Venezuela could open its oil industry to much wider foreign investment.
Will ships sail through the North Pole by 2050?Melting Arctic ice will create new sea routes, a new study says, including the potential for light ice-breakers to reach the North Pole. New Arctic shipping routes would still be seasonal rather than year-around. 聽聽
Thailand to end ivory trade?Thailand's prime minister pledges to put an end to her nation's ivory trade. But she sets no timeline for ending the ivory trade, which is helping boost illegal poaching in Africa.聽
State Department has no major objections to Keystone XL pipelineThe Keystone XL pipeline cleared another hurdle towards approval late Friday as the US Department of State raised no major objections in its latest environmental review.聽The lengthy report says Canadian tar sands are likely to be developed, regardless of whether the US approves the Keystone XL pipeline.
Canada minister 'cautiously optimistic' US will approve Keystone XLCanadian Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said Thursday he does not expect the US to veto the proposed Keystone XL pipeline from the Alberta oil sands to Texas.
BP drilling operations face scrutiny in Gulf oil spill trialTwo former BP executives testified Wednesday about the effect of cost-cutting measures on BP's drilling operations before the 2010 oil well blowout in the Gulf of Mexico. It marks聽the third day of the Gulf oil spill trial designed to figure out how much BP and other companies are to blame for the spill.
Shell halts Arctic oil drilling in 2013Royal Dutch Shell PLC announced Wednesday it would suspend drilling for oil in the Arctic Ocean in 2013.聽Shell has experienced several setbacks this winter in its Arctic oil drilling plans.
Shale gas boom slows in Marcellus formationNatural gas boom in Northeast slows as drillers wait for pipelines to be built and prices to rise. Still, gas production from the Marcellus Shale formation is expected to rise 30 percent this year.
Fewer bees in US threaten almond cropFewer bees are available to pollinate California's growing almond crop. Beekeepers in the US have fewer bees this year because of drought and ongoing colony collapse disorder.聽
Who owns seeds? Not you, Monsanto says.US Supreme Court set to hear case of farmer using seeds grown from Monsanto's genetically modified seeds. Monsanto won the first round, claiming the farmer violated its patents, but his appeal has won a hearing in the Supreme Court.聽聽
Keystone XL pipeline action coming in 'near term,' says KerryKeystone XL pipeline,聽a flashpoint in the debate over climate change, will receive a聽"fair and transparent" review from the US State Department, secretary of State John Kerry said Friday. Kerry said he hopes to make an announcement about the Keystone XL pipeline in the 'near term.'
Lucy Lawless fined $547 for trespassing on Arctic oil drilling shipLucy Lawless and seven other Greenpeace activists were each ordered to pay US$547 in costs to a port company and complete 120 hours of community service. Lucy Lawless, called the relatively light sentence a 'great victory.'
New England blizzard: One for the record books?New England blizzard: Forecasters are predicting more than 2 feet of snow in New England, and blizzard conditions, including high winds, blowing snow, and coastal flooding.
