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Quebec mayors appeal to CN stockholder Bill Gates to paint bridge
2014-11-14 21:21:29| Railroads - Topix.net
NEW YORK - Bill Gates, the biggest investor in Canadian National Railway Co. , received an appeal from two Quebec mayors to prod the carrier into repainting a signature bridge in the provincial capital.
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House of Representatives passes bill approving Keystone XL oil pipeline
2014-11-14 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The Republican-controlled House of Representatives passed a bill to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline with a resounding majority on Friday, setting the stage for a showdown in the Senate next week. The debate over completion of the controversial pipeline, which would transport crude oil from Canada to refineries in Texas, has become a cause celebre for the environmental movement and taken centre-stage in a still-ongoing Senate race in Louisiana. Hours before the House passed the bill 252-161...
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House passes Keystone pipeline bill
2014-11-14 19:42:36| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The US House of Representatives passes a bill to approve the controversial Keystone XL oil pipeline, and it will now go to a vote in the Senate.
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Sky high bill for in-flight Wi-Fi
2014-11-14 09:10:23| Airlines - Topix.net
Journalist Jeremy Gutsche has racked up an in-flight Wi-Fi bill that would knock you flat - $1200 on a 12-hour flight from London to Singapore. Writing in www.trendhunter.com , Mr Gutsche said: "I had an otherwise enjoyable flight, but the sticker shock of being gouged $1200 made me feel like I was deplaning from Total Bastard Airlines."
Keystone Bill Expected to Pass House, but Senate in Doubt
2014-11-14 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: The Republican-led U.S. House of Representatives prepared to vote on Friday to approve the Keystone XL oil pipeline that will help transport oil from Canada to the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, but a companion bill in the Senate may lack votes to pass next week. The bills would circumvent the need for approval of TransCanada Corp's $8 billion project by the Obama administration, which has been pending for more than six years. Final approval would bring to an end years of jousting between supporters,...
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