10/20/11 10:09am

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SOLAR/WIND/RENEWABLES

US solar firms file trade complaint against China (via Associated Press)

Chinese solar firms face growth risk after U.S. petition (via Reuters)

Solyndra Pushes Back Sale of Solar-Panel Business Until November (via Bloomberg)

Treasurer Lockyer defends clean-energy tax break (via The San Francisco Chronicle)

NextEra Suspends South Dakota Wind Farm Without Power Deal (via Bloomberg)

U.K. Cuts Support for Onshore, Offshore Wind; Boosts Wave, Tidal (via Bloomberg)

Japanese team wins Australian solar car race (via Reuters)

KEYSTONE XL/OIL SANDS

Nebraska backs away from Keystone XL route law (via Reuters)

Democratic lawmakers pressure Obama administration on both sides of Keystone pipeline issue (via The Washington Post)

Keystone pipeline defended by U.S. senator (via CBC News)

Alberta pays for U.S. congressmen to tour Alberta oilsands (via Edmonton Journal)

NATURAL GAS/FRACKING

Rush to Drill for Natural Gas Creates Conflicts With Mortgages (via The New York Times)

Driller wins approval to halt water to Pa. town (via Associated Press)

OIL/GASOLINE/DRILLING

Chevron CEO: Affordability should drive U.S. energy policy (via Fuel Fix)

CLIMATE/ENVIRONMENT/EMISSIONS

Texas lawmakers say revised EPA rule still could cause power blackouts (via Fuel Fix)

Calif Poised To Finalize 'Cap-And-Trade' Plan (via NPR)

Energy ministers warn demand for fossil fuels, pollution will skyrocket in coming years (via The Washington Post)

EU Weighs Pullback on Cutting Emissions (via The Wall Street Journal)

Companies call for tougher climate action (via BBC)

POLITICS

Energy Department Altered Loan-Related Releases (via CNBC)

Rick Perry, Ron Paul have mixed record on energy subsidies (via The Washington Post)

Ideology trumped science at Texas agency, two lawmakers say (via Reuters)

GREEN BUSINESS

Green gains in importance to manufacturers, survey says (via Fuel Fix)

NUCLEAR

Fight Over Nuclear Plant Draws N.Y. Political Heavies (via NPR)

Japanese nuclear plant survived tsunami, offers clues (via Reuters)

OPINION/ANALYSIS

The High Cost of Wind Energy as a Carbon-Dioxide Reduction Method (via Manhattan Institute)

Kinder/El Paso deal gives nod to gas despite political uncertainty (via Fuel Fix)

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