Energy funding proposals and rejections this week in DC as Republicans attempt (unsuccessfully to slash and burn; more money for uranium enrichment at home; a desperate senatorial plea for fast action on LNG exports; clean-up on a Gulf of Mexico natural gas leak; the DOE's latest report on the energy impact of climate change and what's coming this weekend in our premium newsletter … This week in energy in Washington DC, the House defeated a proposal to cut out funding for uranium enrichment technology under the aegis of the American Centrifuge Project led by Ohio energy firm USEC. This project is either a huge waste of money or vital to national security, depending on who you ask. The proposal would have cut $48 million in federal funding for USEC from a pending energy and water appropriations bill. The amendment was sponsored by Rep. Michael Burgess, Republican-Texas, who views the project's funding as essentially a bailout package for a languishing uranium enrichment company.