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PARIS, June 28 (Reuters) - Nuclear power capacity grew fast
last year, mainly in China, but challenges such as ageing plants
and low electricity prices could hobble the sector, the head of
the International Energy Agency said on Tuesday.

Steel trade may not be hash-tagged on social media as much as Steph or LeBron, but American steelmakers are hitting shots from almost every spot on the floor as they take aim against what they steadfastly maintain are illegally traded steel imports.

(Tue, 28 Jun 2016) Tax credits and efficiency standards for appliances and vehicles have been key drivers for increasing renewable energy use and energy efficiency in the United States.

JAKARTA, June 28 (Reuters) - Foreign workers are leaving
Indonesia at an increasing rate due to the slump in commodity
prices that has forced resource companies to slash jobs at a
time when the government has also introduced tighter regulations
on expatriates in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.

JAKARTA, June 28 (Reuters) - Foreign workers are leaving
Indonesia at an increasing rate due to the slump in commodity
prices that has forced resource companies to slash jobs at a
time when the government has also introduced tighter regulations
on expatriates in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.

SINGAPORE, June 28 (Reuters) - Oil prices rose in early
trading in Asia on Tuesday as a looming strike in Norway
threatened to cut output in western Europe's biggest producer,
although Britain's vote to leave the European Union was still
weighing on markets.

JAKARTA, June 28 (Reuters) - Foreign workers are leaving
Indonesia at an increasing rate due to the slump in commodity
prices that has forced resource companies to slash jobs at a
time when the government has also introduced tighter regulations
on expatriates in Southeast Asia's biggest economy.

Historically, the siting of electric transmission facilities was the exclusive province of state public utility commissions. In the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPAct 2005 or Act), Congress gave the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC or Commission) a “backstop” siting role in the event of lack of action by a state commission. In 2009, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit effectively gutted FERC’s rules implementing its backstop authority.

WASHINGTON/OTTAWA, June 27 (Reuters) - President Barack
Obama will meet with the leaders of Canada and Mexico on
Wednesday for his final "Three Amigos" summit, a meeting that
may signal how keen the North American partners are to tout
trade at a time of rising protectionist sentiment.

WASHINGTON/OTTAWA, June 27 (Reuters) - U.S. President Barack
Obama, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Mexican
President Enrique Pena Nieto will commit to a new regional clean
power goal at a summit this week in Ottawa, the White House said
on Monday.

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