TransCanada officials announced last night that the company would re-route the Keystone XL pipeline away from environmentally sensitive areas of Nebraska. “I can confirm the route will be changed and Nebraskans will play an important role in determining the final route," an executive said in a statement.

House Republicans are working on a bill that would speed up the re-routing process. (Nope, none of this is politically motivated. Not at all.)

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The NYPD forcibly drove #OWS from Zuccotti Park last night. They even threw away the bike generators, reportedly.

The Northeast's Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative saved money, created jobs, and funded energy efficiency projects, a new study says.

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