Agence France-Presse: Democrats in the US House of Representatives are nearing a compromise on an energy and climate change bill, according to Democratic sources. The sources said Democratic lawmakers, who enjoy majorities in both houses of Congress, reached an agreement late Tuesday on a goal to reduce greenhouse gases by 17 percent from their 2005 levels by 2020. The figure was lower than an initial goal of 20 percent reductions by 2020 included in the first draft of the bill unveiled in late …