The outcome of the U.S. midterm elections means there may be enough votes in the full Senate to force a vote on Keystone XL legislation, results show. A shift in control in the Senate from Democrats to Republicans means there may now be at least 60 votes in favor of the pipeline, overcoming the majority needed to break a filibuster. In states from West Virginia to Colorado, Republicans took the place of Democrats long opposed to the controversial pipeline planned to cross the U.S.-Canadian border. “I think you’re going to see us bring up energy legislation right away and Keystone will be one of the first things we pass,” Sen. John Hoeven , R-N.D., said late Tuesday. Hoeven and Sen. Mary Landrieu , D-La., chairwoman of the Senate Energy Committee, introduced […]