10/12/11 9:49am

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KEYSTONE XL/OIL SANDS

Clinton: State Department has no pro-pipeline bias (via The Chronicle Herald)

Neb. lawmakers to hold meeting with TransCanada (via Bloomberb Businessweek)

TransCanada says oil pipeline route unlikely to change (via Reuters)

GOVERNMENT/REGULATIONS

Emanuel still denies knowledge of Solyndra after release of e-mails (via WLS)

Red Flags for Green Energy (via The Wall Street Journal)

GOP invites Treasury to testify on Solyndra (via Politico)

EPA's McCarthy: Clean air rules fuel jobs (via Politico)

Administration moves to speed up infrastructure projects (via Politico)

Green Jobs Program Gets Federal Audit (via Earth Techling)

States press for delay of EPA mercury rule (via The Hill's E2 Wire)

House defeats Dem amendments to EPA bill (via The Hill)

Interior putting finishing touches on MMS makeover (via Politico)

OIL/GASOLINE/DRILLING

IEA Cuts Oil Demand Forecast a Second Month on Slower Growth (via Bloomberg Businessweek)

Wendy Schmidt's X Prize Oil Cleanup Challenge Names Winners (via Forbes)

Bumps in road to riches (via Fuel Fix)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING

Farming Out the Details on Gas Deals (via The Wall Street Journal)

VEHICLES/TRANSPORTATION

The Mother of All EV-Solar-Smart Grid Integrations: Austin’s Pecan Street Project (via Green Tech Media)

Deloitte Study: Electric Vehicle Future Bleak (via AOL Energy)

GM's Reuss: 2012 will reveal true demand for the Chevy Volt (via AutoBlog Green)

Canadian Truckers Can Now Earn Carbon Credits from Fuel Efficiency (via GreenBiz)

POLITICS

Perry calls expanding U.S. drilling ‘key’ to economic plan (via The Hill's E2 Wire)

SOLAR/WIND/RENEWABLES

Solar PV rapidly becoming the cheapest option to generate electricity (via Grist)

GRID/TRANSMISSION/UTILITIES

Houston neighborhood turned into smart meter laboratory (via Fuel Fix)

CLIMATE/ENVIORNMENT/EMISSIONS

Captain of ship spilling oil off New Zealand charged (via CNN)

INTERNATIONAL

Australia Carbon tax bill passes (via The Sydney Morning Herald)

EU seeks powers to speed up energy pipes, grids (via Reuters)

EU plans CAP reforms for 'greener' farm subsidies (via BBC)

India, Vietnam sign energy accord (via Associated Press)

OPINION/ANALYSIS

Democrats and Republicans are working toward bipartisan legislation on pipeline safety (viewpoint) (via mlive.com)

New Study Shows Significant Job Growth in 2012 from One-Year Extension of Successful Treasury Program (via SEIA)

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