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cent of the global total.
• She said the oil sands operations produce fewer greenhouse gas emissions than the electric power plants in Ohio and Indiana.
• "We see an awful lot of reaction of surprise. Not only is the footprint smaller, but also our long term plan to deal with those issues are very aggressive and more aggressive than what we are seeing in the United States," she said.
• A number of anti-Keystone protesters repeatedly interrupted her talk at the Brookings Institution. Redford said those opposed to the pipeline are trying to link the approval of the proposed pipeline to Obama's legacy on climate change, but said she's optimistic it will be approved because there is a strong regulatory system in the U.S.
• "It's one of the reasons that there are 185,000 miles (297,000 kilometers) of pipeline infrastructure in the United States already. Keystone would only add one percent in terms of linier distance," she said. "The infrastructure exists. It works well."
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Sanford Health pulls out of Fairview merger talks
STEVE KARNOWSKI,Associated Press
• MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- South Dakota-based Sanford Health pulled the plug on its merger discussions with Minneapolis-based Fairview Health Services on Wednesday, citing the hostile reception the proposal has faced in Minnesota.
• Sanford Health CEO Kelby Krabbenhoft said in a statement that his health care system has a policy of "only going where we are invited." He said discussions with Fairview had "incredibly positive beginnings," but added that Sanford now finds itself "unwelcome by some interested parties and key stakeholders of our proposed merger partner."
• Fairview is one of Minnesota's largest health care providers with nearly 100 clinics and eight hospitals including the University of Minnesota Medical Center. Sioux Falls-based Sanford Health runs 35 hospitals and more than 140 clinics in eight states.
• Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson exposed the merger discussions last month and held a hearing Sunday to air her concerns about putting the Fairview system under the control of an out-of-state company. The university, meanwhile, advanced its own proposal to acquire Fairview.
• "It is inconceivable and unacceptable to me that we would ever propose a merger without the affirmation of these parties," Krabbenhoft said.
• Krabbenhoft said Sanford Health would re-engage only if Fairview and the university work out their relationship and secure a "positive understanding" from Swan (Continued on page 20)
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