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Next Step for the Keystone Pipeline
Oil pipelines are laid daily, but the Keystone has become a test of President Obama's environmental legacy. What are the consequences for climate change and the economy?
By Warren Olney • • 51m ListenOil pipelines are laid down every day, but the one called Keystone XL has become a test of President Obama's environmental legacy. What are the possible consequences for climate change and the economy? Will he make a decision before the midterm elections? Could that determine who controls the Senate? Also, Microsoft's new CEO and one of tech's toughest jobs, and Facebook's tenth anniversary. We hear what Mark Zuckerburg has in mind for the future.
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3 storiesMicrosoft's New CEO Has One of Tech's Toughest Jobs
Microsoft has appointed a new CEO who'll try to keep the tech behemoth relevant in a fast-moving world. Satya Nadella was born in Hyderabad, India, but he's been with Microsoft since 1992. Jonathan Krim is technology editor for the Wall Street Journal .
Read the story7 minWill Obama Say 'Yes' or 'No' to the Keystone XL Pipeline?
The Keystone XL Pipeline would bring oil from Canadian tar sands to North Dakota. There, it would connect to an existing pipeline that runs to the Gulf Coast of Louisiana. Because it would cross an international border, the State Department must file a statement on the environmental impact.
Read the story34 minFacebook Turns Ten Years Old
Facebook turns 10 years old today — with a value of $135 billion and 1.23 billion users. We hear what they like and don't like about Facebook itself, and what 29-year-old Mark Zuckerberg is thinking about the future.
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