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UPDATE 4-Brazil's Rousseff struggles to squash impeachment threat

BRASILIA, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Brazil's Supreme Court dealt President Dilma Rousseff a blow on Wednesday in her fight to avert impeachment proceedings by refusing to delay a ruling by auditors on alleged doctoring of government accounts.

White House issues veto threat for U.S. House oil export bill

WASHINGTON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - The White House issued a veto threat on Wednesday for a U.S. House of Representatives bill that would lift a ban on crude oil exports, saying the legislation was "not needed at this time."

Renewable Energy World Announces Finalists for 2015 Project of the Year Award

On Monday, Renewable Energy World and Power Engineering announced the finalists for the 2015 Project of the Year Awards. Projects are nominated by the industry and finalists are selected by a committee of editors from PennWell Corporation.

Details of Indonesia’s Climate Plan Remain Hazy

While dealing with sooty clouds from massive forest fires in the past several weeks, Indonesia has submitted its post-2020 climate action plan, known as an Intended Nationally Determined Contribution.

California governor signs renewable electricity bill

LOS ANGELES, Oct 7 (Reuters) - California Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday signed into law a bill requiring the state to produce half of its electricity from renewable sources by 2030, the most aggressive target in the country.

UPDATE 2-Canadian Oil Sands adopts poison pill to fend off Suncor

CALGARY, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Canadian Oil Sands Ltd on Wednesday announced a new poison pill to try to thwart Suncor Energy Inc's hostile takeover bid, setting the stage for a drawn-out battle that could reshape Alberta's high-cost oil sands industry.

After 10-month closure, Russian bond market creaks open again

LONDON/MOSCOW Oct 7 (Reuters) - Mining firm Norilsk Nickel's success in selling Russia's first big foreign bond in nearly a year hints at some revival of investor interest towards the sanctions-hit and energy-sapped economy. But it's a trickle not a flood.

As global recession warnings sound, markets hit the afterburners

LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) - Like bulls in a China shop, financial markets have gone on the rampage just as predictions of another global recession gain ground and talk swirls of a lost decade in Beijing.

UPDATE 2-SunEdison expects to be cash positive through 2016

* Shares rise as much as 16 pct (Adds details, analyst comment)

COLUMN-Why lifting oil export ban can help U.S. foreign policy

Oct 7 (Reuters) - A House of Representatives bill is due to go to the floor this week, one step closer to lifting the 40-year-old ban on the export of U.S. crude oil. The window of opportunity was opened by the continuing plunge in oil prices, now at a six-year low, as falling demand and booming production have created an overabundance of global supply.

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