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Railroad oil tanker cars are parked along Interstate 787 in downtown Albany, N.Y., on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014. The Port of Albany has become a hub for the U.S. oil business, taking shipments from North Dakota's Bakken Shale daily by mile-long trains and shipping it in tankers down the Hudson River to refineries. Opponents of a proposal to build boilers to liquefy heavy crude passing through Albany by rail are drawing attention to the capital’s emergence as a major hub for the transport of oil that’s widely considered risky from an environmental and safety standpoint. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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A truck waits as railroad oil tanker cars arrive at the Port of Albany on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. The Port of Albany has become a hub for the U.S. oil business, taking shipments from North Dakota's Bakken Shale daily by mile-long trains and shipping it in tankers down the Hudson River to refineries. Opponents of a proposal to build boilers to liquefy heavy crude passing through Albany by rail are drawing attention to the capital’s emergence as a major hub for the transport of oil that’s widely considered risky from an environmental and safety standpoint. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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Canada geese fly over a Global Partners storage tank at the Port of Albany on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. The Port of Albany has become a hub for the U.S. oil business, taking shipments from North Dakota's Bakken Shale daily by mile-long trains and shipping it in tankers down the Hudson River to refineries. Opponents of a proposal to build boilers to liquefy heavy crude passing through Albany by rail are drawing attention to the capital’s emergence as a major hub for the transport of oil that’s widely considered risky from an environmental and safety standpoint. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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A view from a nearby apartment building shows vehicles driving along Interstate 787 past railroad oil tanker cars that are lined up at Global Partners at the Port of Albany on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, in Albany, N.Y. The Port of Albany has become a hub for the U.S. oil business, taking shipments from North Dakota's Bakken Shale daily by mile-long trains and shipping it in tankers down the Hudson River to refineries. Opponents of a proposal to build boilers to liquefy heavy crude passing through Albany by rail are drawing attention to the capital’s emergence as a major hub for the transport of oil that’s widely considered risky from an environmental and safety standpoint. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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Railroad oil tanker cars are parked at a Global Partners building at the Port of Albany on Friday, Feb. 7, 2014, Albany, N.Y.The Port of Albany has become a hub for the U.S. oil business, taking shipments from North Dakota's Bakken Shale daily by mile-long trains and shipping it in tankers down the Hudson River to refineries. Opponents of a proposal to build boilers to liquefy heavy crude passing through Albany by rail are drawing attention to the capital’s emergence as a major hub for the transport of oil that’s widely considered risky from an environmental and safety standpoint. (AP Photo/Mike Groll)
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** FILE ** Secretary of State John Kerry gestures during a speech on climate change on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, in Jakarta. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, Pool)
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Secretary of State John Kerry gestures during a speech on climate change on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, in Jakarta. Climate change may be the world's "most fearsome" weapon of mass destruction and urgent global action is needed to combat it, Kerry said on Sunday, comparing those who deny its existence or question its causes to people who insist the Earth is flat. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, Pool)
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Students listen as Secretary of State John Kerry delivers a speech on climate change on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Climate change may be the world's "most fearsome" weapon of mass destruction and urgent global action is needed to combat it, Kerry said on Sunday, comparing those who deny its existence or question its causes to people who insist the Earth is flat. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, Pool)
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Secretary of State John Kerry sits with a group of students as he is introduced to deliver a speech on climate change on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, in Jakarta. Climate change may be the world's "most fearsome" weapon of mass destruction and urgent global action is needed to combat it, Kerry said on Sunday, comparing those who deny its existence or question its causes to people who insist the Earth is flat. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, Pool)
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Secretary of State John Kerry pauses as he delivers a speech on climate change on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Climate change may be the world's "most fearsome" weapon of mass destruction and urgent global action is needed to combat it, Kerry said on Sunday, comparing those who deny its existence or question its causes to people who insist the Earth is flat. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, Pool)
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**FILE** Secretary of State John Kerry gestures during a speech on climate change on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, in Jakarta. Kerry called for a "global solution" for climate change in the first of several speeches he will deliver this year on the topic. (Associated Press)
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Secretary of State John Kerry takes a selfie with a group of students before delivering a speech on climate change on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2014, in Jakarta, Indonesia. Climate change may be the world's "most fearsome" weapon of mass destruction and urgent global action is needed to combat it, Kerry said on Sunday, comparing those who deny its existence or question its causes to people who insist the Earth is flat. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci, Pool)
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CORRECTS LOCATION OF SITE - A bulldozer clears a future construction site Friday on the campus of the University of Nevada, Reno just north of the Pecole Park baseball field. It's among 10 major building projects scheduled to break ground at UNR over the next five years. They are expected to generate more than $460 million for the Reno-area economy. (AP Photo/Scott Sonne
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Construction crews work on a graduate student housing project on the campus of the University of Nevada-Reno just southeast of Mackay Stadium, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. It's one of 10 major building projects scheduled to break ground at UNR over the next five years. They are expected to generate more than $460 million for the Reno-area economy. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)
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Construction crews work on a graduate student housing project on the campus of the University of Nevada-Reno just southeast of Mackay Stadium, Friday, Feb. 14, 2014. It's one of 10 major building projects scheduled to break ground at UNR over the next five years. They are expected to generate more than $460 million for the Reno-area economy. (AP Photo/Scott Sonner)
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Flood waters inundate the area as one home stands alone and dry near the flooded village of Moorland in Somerset, southwest England, Thursday Feb. 13, 2014. The house is owned by Sam Notaro, who has built his own levee to hold back the flood waters, as the local communities face further misery in the coming days with heavy rain, wind and snow predicted to sweep across Britain. (AP Photo/Steve Parsons, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES
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Sandbags form a levee protecting the front doors of homes in Gloucester, southwest England, as the region reacts to an increased flood threat alert Friday Feb. 14, 2014. Many regions of Britain have been warned to expect severe weather over the coming days from heavy rainfall, gale-force winds and snow.(AP Photo/Ben Birchall, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES
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A local resident climbs over a sandbag levee protecting the front doors of homes in Gloucester, southwest England, as the region reacts to an increased flood threat alert Friday Feb. 14, 2014. Many regions of Britain have been warned to expect severe weather over the coming days from heavy rainfall, gale-force winds and snow.(AP Photo/Ben Birchall, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES
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Flood waters inundate the area as one house stands alone and dry near the flooded village of Moorland in Somerset, southwest England, Thursday Feb. 13, 2014. The house is owned by Sam Notaro, who has built his own levee to hold back the flood waters, as the local communities face further misery in the coming days with heavy rain, wind and snow predicted to sweep across Britain. (AP Photo/Steve Parsons, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES
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Britain's Prince William, The Duke of Cambridge, centre, unloads sandbags, with members of the armed forces, in Datchet, England, Friday Feb. 14, 2014. Prince William and Prince Harry helped flood-hit U.K. villagers protect their homes, unloading sandbags alongside soldiers in the River Thames village of Datchet. The princes, who have both served in the armed forces, joined a work crew Friday on what aides called a private visit. (AP Photo/Ki Price, PA) UNITED KINGDOM OUT - NO SALES - NO ARCHIVES
