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In this image provided by NASA the space shuttle Discovery is seen from the International Space Station as the two orbital spacecraft accomplish their relative separation on March 7, 2011 after an aggregate of 12 astronauts and cosmonauts worked together for over a week. The area below is the southwestern coast of Morocco in the northern Atlantic. During a post undocking fly-around, the crew members aboard the two spacecraft collected a series of photos of each other's vehicle. Discovery ended its nearly 27-year flying career when it landed Wednesday. (AP Photo/NASA)
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In this image provided by NASA the space shuttle Discovery is seen from the International Space Station as the two orbital spacecraft accomplish their relative separation on March 7, 2011, after an aggregate of 12 astronauts and cosmonauts worked together for over a week. During a post undocking fly-around, the crew members aboard the two spacecraft collected a series of photos of each other's vehicle. Discovery ended its nearly 27-year flying career when it landed Wednesday. (AP Photo/NASA)
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In this image provided by NASA the International Space Station is seen from Discovery backdropped against clouds over Earth, as the two orbital spacecraft accomplish their relative separation on March 7, 2011, after an aggregate of 12 astronauts and cosmonauts worked together for over a week. During a post undocking fly-around, the crew members aboard the two spacecraft collected a series of photos of each other's vehicle. Discovery ended its nearly 27-year flying career when it landed Wednesday. (AP Photo/NASA)
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An emergency vehicle stands by near the runway as space shuttle Discovery lands at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Wednesday, March 9, 2011. (AP Photo/John Raoux)
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Space shuttle Discovery makes its final landing Wednesday after a mission to the International Space Station, its last flight after nearly 27 years of service. It will become a museum exhibit. (Associated Press)
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In this Jan. 22, 2010 photo, a ground-level flare roars at a well site in western Wyoming's Upper Green River Basin, where ozone levels last week exceeded the worst days in major U.S. cities last year. Local residents complain of runny eyes, nosebleeds and shortness of breath and say the air is hazy. Gas industry officials say they're taking steps to reduce air pollution. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)
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In this Jan. 22, 2010 photo, antelope graze not far from gas drilling rigs in western Wyoming's Upper Green River Basin, where ozone levels last week exceeded the worst days in major U.S. cities last year. Local residents complain of runny eyes, nosebleeds and shortness of breath and say the air is hazy. Gas industry officials say they're taking steps to reduce air pollution. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)
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A home is flooded in Washingtonville, N.Y., early Monday, March 7, 2011. Flooding has closed several roads in Ulster County and other areas south of Albany. Parts of upstate New York are buried under more than 2 feet of heavy snow, with freezing rain, sleet and 30-mph winds added to the mix, closing scores of schools and knocking out power to more than 40,000 utility customers. (AP Photo/Paul Kazdan)
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"There is now a good atmosphere in China-U.S. relations," said Yang Jiechi, China's foreign minister. (Bloomberg)
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Jeremy Trimm plays with his pet ferret, Trouble, at his home near Vacaville, Calif., last month. California ferret owners have been pushing for legalization for more than 20 years, but so far have failed to convince state wildlife regulators and lawmakers to take ferrets off the list of prohibited wild animals. (Associated Press)
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The Pu'u O'o crater of the Kilauea volcano on the "Big Island" of Hawaii is seen on Sunday, March 6, 2011, after the crater's floor collapsed on Saturday, causing new eruptions. (AP Photo/Tim Wright)
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In this Feb. 14, 2011 photo, actor Sean Penn attends a news conference about the Cinema For Peace fund raising gala in Berlin. Sean Penn says he thinks Charlie Sheen could do a lot of good in Haiti, both for himself and the nation struggling to recover from a devastating earthquake, Friday, March 4, 2011. (AP Photo/Markus Schreiber)
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A detail from a mosaic fountain, unearthed after the volcanic eruption of Mount Vesuvius that wiped out the Roman city of Pompeii more than 2000 years ago, is part of a new exhibition from Italy at Discovery Times Square, previewed on Wednesday, March 2, 2011. The exhibition opens Friday and runs through Sept 5. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews)
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The Taurus XL rocket stands on Space Launch Complex 576-E at Vandenberg Air Force Base in California Thursday March 3, 2011. Data from the Glory mission will allow scientists to better understand how the sun and tiny atmospheric particles called aerosols affect Earth's climate. The liftoff from Vandenberg Air Force Base in California is targeted for 5:09 a.m. EST Friday. (AP Photo/NASA - Randy Beaudoin)
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This undated handout photo provided by the journal Science shows ice penetrating radar over the freeze-on ice along the southern margin of the Gamburtsev Mountains. The intense blue sky reflects the high altitude and thin atmosphere of the polar plateau. When it comes to ice, scientists are giving a whole new meaning to the phrase "bottoms up." Those massive ice sheets in Antarctica don't just grow from the bottom up, according to new research published Thursday. (AP Photo/Robin E. Bell--Lamont Doherty Earth Observatory, New York)
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Damage from Saturday's tornado, which killed one and injured at least a dozen others, is evident Sunday in Rayne, La. About 1,500 people were unable to immediately return to their homes, said Police Chief Carroll Stelly. (Associated Press)
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A tornado slammed Rayne, La., on Saturday, March 5, 2011, killing a young mother who was sheltering her child and injuring 11 other people. More than 100 homes were damaged, many of them destroyed, authorities said, and about 1,500 people were evacuated because of natural gas leaks. (AP Photo/The Lafayette Daily Advertiser, P.C. Piazza)
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In this Sept. 1, 2010, photo, workers drill wells as part of a project to clean up the groundwater at the site of a blowout at a natural gas well in northeast Wyoming's Line Creek Valley. The blowout in 2006 created a plume of pollution, including benzene, that has residents worried about the long-term safety of their drinking water. (AP Photo/Mead Gruver)
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This image provided by NASA shows the encapsulated Glory spacecraft sitting atop the Taurus XL rocket and awaiting launch on the pad at Vandenberg Air Force Base's Space Launch Complex in Calif., Feb. 22, 2011. Vandenberg Air Force Base officials sid the Taurus XL rocket carrying NASA's Glory satellite lifted off about 2:10 a.m. PST Friday, March 4, 2011, from the base. However the fairing surrounding the Glory spacecraft failed to separate properly preventing the spacecraft from reaching orbit. (AP Photo/NASA)
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Alaska Gov. Sean Parnell wants to boost Alaska's declining energy production with tax cuts on oil and gas companies. His proposal, which modifies a tax structure implemented by former Gov. Sarah Palin, passed a House committee 7-2 this week. (Associated Press)
