2 Under-the-Radar Pipeline Stories

We've just sworn in our newest energy secretary, the Department of Energy has awarded another LNG export approval, and Goldman Sachs is plowing big money into solar power. It's easy to lose track of the details of some smaller stories that remain important to investors with headline grabbing events like that to compete with. In this video, Fool.com contributor Aimee Duffy looks at a couple of smaller stories that investors might want to investigate more thoroughly.

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