Reid hosting third energy summit in Las Vegas

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LAS VEGAS (AP) -- U.S. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid plans to host a third summit to talk about clean energy with policymakers and industry leaders in Las Vegas.

Reid said Wednesday that the Sept. 7 meeting will include White House Economic Council adviser Christina Romer, U.S. Chamber of Commerce President Thomas Donahue and Texas oilman T. Boone Pickens.

Reid says leaders will discuss how to create 177,000 renewable energy jobs nationwide and consider new ideas for energy legislation.

The Democrat's latest draft of energy and oil spill legislation is far less sweeping than the bill he hoped for.

I t includes no cap on carbon emissions.

The event is co-hosted by the Center for American Progress Action Fund and will be held at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

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