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Today's Weather News Headlines - Yahoo! News: Canada minister doesn't expect U.S. to veto Keystone pipeline Keystone rejection would send strong signal-EU climate chief Can Gaming Take Down Climate Change Deniers? Al Gore Thinks So. Weather Pristine for Private Rocket Launch to Space Station Friday Kenya's January tea output up 25 pct, exports rise

Canada minister doesn't expect U.S. to veto Keystone pipeline  Thursday, Feb 28, 2013 11:29 AM PST OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canadian Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver said on Thursday he does not expect the United States to reject TransCanada Corp's proposed Keystone XL pipeline from the Alberta oil sands to Texas. U.S. officials say they expect the government to make a final decision on the northern leg of the $5.3 billion pipeline by the middle of the year. Green groups strongly oppose Keystone XL, which they say will boost global warming, and want President Barack Obama to block the project. "I remain cautiously optimistic," Oliver told reporters. ... Full Story	Top
Keystone rejection would send strong signal-EU climate chief  Thursday, Feb 28, 2013 11:00 AM PST WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The European Union's top climate change official said on Thursday that if the Obama administration rejects the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, it would send a strong message that the United States is serious on combating climate change. "That would be an extremely strong signal for the Obama administration," Connie Hedegaard, the EU Commissioner for Climate Action, told reporters in a briefing in Washington on Thursday. Hedegaard has been visiting lawmakers, administration and World Bank officials as well as other groups in Washington and Boston this week. ... Full Story	Top
Can Gaming Take Down Climate Change Deniers? Al Gore Thinks So.  Thursday, Feb 28, 2013 06:51 AM PST It’s happened to all of us. Sometime in the middle of dinner, or hanging out with friends, someone says they’re not sure climate change exists. And you’re suddenly at a loss for words. Full Story	Top
Weather Pristine for Private Rocket Launch to Space Station Friday  Thursday, Feb 28, 2013 04:21 AM PST Update: This story was updated at 10:15 a.m. ET (1515 GMT) on Feb. 28. Full Story	Top
Kenya's January tea output up 25 pct, exports rise  Thursday, Feb 28, 2013 01:01 AM PST NAIROBI (Reuters) - Kenya's tea output rose 25 percent to 45.3 million kg in January compared with the same period in the previous year, mainly due to favourable weather conditions, the tea board said on Thursday. Tea exports from the east African country, which is the world's leading exporter of black tea, rose to 39.8 million kg compared with 37.9 million kg in January 2011. During the month, 27.6 million kgs of tea was sold through the auction at the port of Mombasa, a drop from 28.1 million kgs in the same period in the previous year. The average tea auction prices rose to $3. ... Full Story	Top

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