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Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz testifies before the House Subcommittee on Energy and Power on Capitol Hill, in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2013. The energy panel meeting Wednesday comes just days before a deadline for the Environmental Protection Agency to release a revised proposal setting the first-ever limits on carbon dioxide from newly built power plants. (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)
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Dr. Ernest Moniz speaks at the Energy Department in Washington, Tuesday, May 21, 2013, after being sworn in as Energy Secretary. Moniz, 68, a professor at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, replaces Steven Chu, who served as energy secretary in President Barack Obama's first term. Moniz served as an energy undersecretary in the Clinton administration. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)
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Traffic is rerouted by Braxton Fire Department fire fighters from U.S. Route 49 near Braxton, Miss., because sections of the road are closed as ice and snow flurries cause difficult driving conditions, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014. A severe winter storm hit Mississippi and the South bringing ice, snow and below freezing temperatures. (AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis)
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FILE - In this Jan. 2, 2013, file photo, December Tueller, left, Caroline White and Brandon Schilling, right, protest genetically modified organisms on the steps of the Jackson County Court House in Medford, Ore. Some Midwest sugar beet growers have joined the Oregon Farm Bureau in making major campaign contributions to defeat a homegrown ballot measure from organic farmers to prohibit genetically modified crops in Jackson County. The organic farmers are afraid that growing sugar beet seed genetically engineered to withstand weed killer will taint their crops through cross-pollination. And the sugar beet industry wants to protect a major source of the seed it relies on. (AP Photo/The Mail Tribune, Jamie Lusch, file)
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Traffic inches along the connector of Interstate's 75 and 85 as snow blankets Metro Atlanta on Tuesday afternoon, Jan. 28, 2014 as seen from the Pryor Street overpass. Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal is preparing to declare a state of emergency as a winter storm coats the region with snow and ice. State transportation officials said a mass of commuters leaving downtown Atlanta at once created traffic jams on interstates and surface streets. (AP Photo/The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Ben Gray)
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FILE - This Oct. 27, 2011, file photo shows a sign along Highway 29 welcoming visitors to the Napa Valley in Oakville, Calif. Napa Valley wine grape growers said Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, some vines are ripening early and that farmers are planning fewer crops to save water. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
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Emergency crews work on the scene of a train derailment under Interstate 5 near Gibson Road near Lakehead in Shasta County, Calif., on Monday, Jan. 27, 2014. The train was carrying recycled paper products and there was no hazardous waste spill. There were no injuries, but train traffic through the area was expected to be delayed. (AP Photo/Record Searchlight, Greg Barnette)
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Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad casts a shadow on a backdrop as he speaks during the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Summit, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Altoona, Iowa. Branstad says he feels momentum is with Iowa and other farm states pushing the EPA to reverse a plan to cut the amount of biofuels blended into gasoline this year. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad speaks during the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Summit, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Altoona, Iowa. Branstad says he feels momentum is with Iowa and other farm states pushing the EPA to reverse a plan to cut the amount of biofuels blended into gasoline this year. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad speaks during the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Summit, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Altoona, Iowa. Branstad says he feels momentum is with Iowa and other farm states pushing the EPA to reverse a plan to cut the amount of biofuels blended into gasoline this year. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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John Norwood, of West Des Moines, Iowa, center, asks Iowa Gov. Terry Branstad a question during the Iowa Renewable Fuels Association Summit, Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014, in Altoona, Iowa. Branstad says he feels momentum is with Iowa and other farm states pushing the EPA to reverse a plan to cut the amount of biofuels blended into gasoline this year. (AP Photo/Charlie Neibergall)
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A hive of honey bees is on display at the Vermont Beekeeping Supply booth at the 82nd annual Vermont Farm Show at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Jct., Vt., on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Andy Duback)
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A hive of honey bees is on display at the Vermont Beekeeping Supply booth at the 82nd annual Vermont Farm Show at the Champlain Valley Expo in Essex Jct., Vt., on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2014. (AP Photo/Andy Duback)
