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The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season is likely to be much more active than the 2009 season, with seven named storms, including five hurricanes, making landfall on the U.S. mainland, according to an early hurricane forecast from AccuWeather.com Chief Long Range Forecaster Joe Bastardi.

The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season is likely to be much more active than the 2009 season, with seven named storms, including five hurricanes, making landfall on the U.S. mainland, according to an early hurricane forecast from AccuWeather.com Chief Long Range Forecaster Joe Bastardi.

The 2010 Atlantic hurricane season is likely to be much more active than the 2009 season, with seven named storms, including five hurricanes, making landfall on the U.S. mainland, according to an early hurricane forecast from AccuWeather.com Chief Long Range Forecaster Joe Bastardi.

As the last leg of Canada’s northern pipeline regulatory epic begins, partners in the Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP) are signaling that they are still contenders to go all the way into construction.

As the last leg of Canada’s northern pipeline regulatory epic begins, partners in the Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP) are signaling that they are still contenders to go all the way into construction.

As the last leg of Canada’s northern pipeline regulatory epic begins, partners in the Mackenzie Gas Project (MGP) are signaling that they are still contenders to go all the way into construction.

As Congress begins debate on energy issues, such as access to the Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) and the repeal of tax breaks, the American Petroleum Institute (API) Thursday told lawmakers that any legislative action detrimental to oil and gas would take a significant toll on an already faltering economy.

The upcoming Atlantic hurricane season, which begins Monday (June 1), will have fewer tropical storms than last year and probably about the same number as the long term average, according to forecaster WSI Corp. of Andover, MA, which also called for cooler-than-normal temperatures to dominate most of the eastern U.S. over the next three months.

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee begins mark-up of a broad energy bill Tuesday, focusing on the less contentious issues — such as energy efficiency — this week and then moving to the meatier and more controversial issues following a two-week recess for Easter and Passover.