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In an exclusive interview with energyNOW! anchor Thalia Assuras, U.S. Energy Secretary Steven Chu says energy security concerns may help the Keystone XL oil-sands pipeline win approval.

Kior, Inc., which began construction in Q1 2011 on a $190-million commercial-scale plant to convert Southern Yellow Pine chips into renewable crude oil and diesel, has filed a $100 milion Initial Public Offering with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Kior, based in Pasadena, Texas, is 74.5% owned by Silicon Valley venture capital firm Khosla Ventures. 

Calgary, Alberta-based gas storage and energy services leader TransCanada Corp. (TSE:TRP), owner of power plants in Canada and the United States and operator of one of North America's most extensive pipeline networks, is continually moving toward the goal of "responsible development and reliabl