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Canada's Trudeau leaves room for oil pipelines to gain local approval

VANCOUVER, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Canada's government sounded another note of opposition to a proposed oil pipeline in the country's west coast, though he appeared to leave the door open to allowing proponents to acquire the needed local approval for projects to go ahead.

Renzi urged European socialists to unite against German power - source

BRUSSELS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Centre-left governments should join forces to counter German influence in the European Union, Italy's Prime Minister Matteo Renzi told socialist leaders on Thursday, according to a source who attended the meeting.

UPDATE 2-Oil exports are bill's top obstacle for House Democrats -Pelosi

WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - U.S. House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi on Thursday said she was not confident enough Democrats will support the massive government funding bill, which includes allowing oil exports, to ensure its passage, although she plans to vote for the legislation.

U.S. coal firm Bowie wants government guarantee for cleanup costs

WASHINGTON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Privately held U.S. coal company Bowie Resource Partners wants taxpayers to guarantee more than $360 million in future cleanup costs for mines in New Mexico and Colorado, U.S.

French court says seizure of Russian assets by Yukos investors can go on

PARIS, Dec 17 (Reuters) - A French court of appeal on Thursday turned down Russia's request to suspend the seizure of Russian assets in France carried out by former shareholders of the defunct oil group Yukos, a lawyer representing the shareholders said.

UPDATE 2-Successor to Saab announces $12 billion China electric car deal

* Customer aims to become leading electric vehicle leasing firm

UPDATE 1-EU leaders will say Nord Stream must be legal - diplomats

* Eastern Europe, Baltics nervous about Russia dependency (Adds statement from group of nations)

What Yieldco Managers Are Saying About The Market Meltdown

In the last six months, YieldCos have fallen from stock market darlings to pariahs.

UPDATE 2-Boost for steelmakers as UK gets EU approval to refund "green taxes"

LONDON, Dec 17 (Reuters) - Britain received European Union approval on Thursday to compensate firms in some energy-intensive industries for the cost of "green taxes", offering help to its ailing steel sector.

US Senate Expected to Take up Microgrid Policy in Early 2016

A grid modernization bill — one that takes steps toward federal microgrid policy — is likely to reach the floor of the U.S. Senate early next year, according to Sen. Lisa Murkowski.

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