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Hillary Clinton: Keystone XL safety will be above the law

The Hill's E2-Wire reports Secretary of State Hillary Clinton said Thursday that the proposed pipeline to bring Canadian oil sands to Gulf Coast refineries, if approved, will operate under tougher safety standards than the law requires. Clinton addressed TransCanada’s planned $7 billion, 1,700-mile Keystone XL pipeline — which is under State Department review — after a meeting with Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird in Washington, D.C.
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Food security is national security: Potash gets ready for a closeup

The Department of the Interior released a draft 2025 list of 54 minerals critical to the US economy, including potash.
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