US auto sales stay strong in September

The planned Cape Wind offshore project in Massachusetts won a $200 million commitment from Denmark's public pension fund, The Wall Street Journal reports.

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Nuclear

Alexander promises Yucca vote if filibuster limited

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Roll Call

Sen. Lamar Alexander, R-Tenn., pledged to push a vote to complete the Yucca Mountain nuclear waste facility in Nevada if Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., moves to limit filibusters, Roll Call reports.

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Coal

Army Corps: No environmental review of three coal export proposals

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E&E

The Army Corps of Engineers said it would not conduct a cumulative environmental review of three coal export terminals or consider overseas climate change impact in its reviews, E&E reports.

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Natural Gas

LNG companies could sue to speed export decisions

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Reuters

Legal experts say U.S. natural gas companies could file lawsuits against the Energy Department to speed decisions on liquefied natural gas exports, Reuters reports.

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Politics

Democrats hit GOP on renewable energy cut

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The Hill

House Appropriations Committee Democrats criticized Republicans for cutting Energy Department spending on renewable energy by 50 percent, The Hill reports.

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Policy

G8 communique backs new climate treaty by 2015

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Business Green

A communique released at the close of the G8 summit expresses leaders' concerns over climate change and pledges support for a new international climate change treaty in 2015, Business Green reports.

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Policy

Senate Energy advances forestry bill

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KTOO

The Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee advanced a bill to open parts of Alaska's Tongass National Forest to timber development, KTOO reports.

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Oil