Due to the widespread use of buckets, the majority of the foam injection systems are used in conjunction with buckets. Some foam injection systems are employed with fixed tanks.

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According to press secretary Jay Carney, the Obama administration said on Mar. 7 that the United States "would not use drone strikes on U.S. citizens on U.S. soil."

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European Climate Change Commissioner Connie Hedegaard was in Washington on Feb. 27 to meet with administration officials. She said a rejection of the proposed Keystone XL pipeline would send a "strong signal to the world" that the U.S. plans to meaningfully address climate change.

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National Air Traffic Controllers Association (NATCA) President Paul Rinaldi warned on Feb. 27 that the sequester will affect "every passenger, every general aviation pilot, and every freight hauler" and is "reckless" in its across-the-board nature and in not differentiating between essential and non-essential personnel.

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U.S. consumer confidence jumped more than expected in February. The Conference Board’s index climbed to 69.6, exceeding all forecasts in a Bloomberg survey of economists, from a revised 58.4 in January, data from the New York-based private research group showed today.

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On Feb. 22, the Obama administration released the final rules on several of the more popular provisions in the Affordable Care Act. The Health and Human Services department finalized rules that will require insurers to cover people with preexisting conditions and would prohibit them from charging higher prices; they also set out new regulations on how to set premiums. Gender and health status are no longer criteria that can be used to vary premiums.

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The Hill reports that as the U.S. State Department prepares to rule on the proposed Keystone XL pipeline, the government of Alberta, Canada, which supports the project, is engaging Washington on the issue of climate change.

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Just four days remain until the March 1 start date for federal spending cuts that were supposed to be too painful to ever let happen, and lawmakers return to Washington with little hope for an eleventh-hour deal to avert or reshape them, or a let-up in the fighting over who is to blame.

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The Obama administration is heightening its warnings about gridlock in the skies. Republican Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Feb. 22 warned that sequestration would bring a "calamity" to air travel by forcing the FAA to close dozens of control towers and eliminate overnight shifts at others, in turn prompting airlines to cancel or delay flights by as much as 90 minutes.

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When U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry met with Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird on Feb. 8 to discuss the Keystone XL oil pipeline, he said that he would stick to a "very open and transparent" permitting process for the pipeline.

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