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Democrats request a DOJ investigation into ExxonMobil, alleging climate science coverup
2015-10-17 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Republic: California Democrats on the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee requested a Department of Justice investigation into ExxonMobil on Wednesday, writing that the company's behavior "is similar to cigarette companies that repeatedly denied harm from tobacco and spread uncertainty and misleading information to the public." There have always been pronounced parallels between the tobacco and oil industry--both working to undermine regulatory action that could hamper profit--but a federal investigation...
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The Wall Street Journal: U.S. investigation into Volkswagen cheating allegations widens
2015-10-16 15:08:08| Automakers - Topix.net
The U.S. attorney's office in Detroit and the Justice Department's Fraud Section joined a sweeping federal probe of Volkswagen AG over emissions-test cheating, according to people familiar with the matter, signaling the government's intent to cast a broad net and explore numerous paths to a possible criminal case. case suggests an investigation could target the German auto maker and its employees for alleged offenses ranging from pollution to misleading government officials to claims made to consumers.
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Sea collisions: investigation through simulation
2015-10-16 01:00:00| Ship Technology
The risk of collision is never far from the minds of seafarers, with the consequences ranging from oil spills to loss of life. Now, in an effort to better understand how and why they happen, a simulator is coming to the forefront of maritime investig
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VW Facilities, Worker Homes Raided in Diesel Investigation
2015-10-09 06:25:55| Automakers - Topix.net
Volkswagen AG facilities and private homes on Thursday in a dawn raid to gather evidence about who was behind the carmaker's decision to cheat on diesel emissions tests. Three prosecutors and some 50 state criminal investigators searched the carmaker's factories and employees' homes starting in the early morning and continuing through the afternoon in Wolfsburg, its headquarters city, and elsewhere, said Birgit Seel, a senior prosecutor in the German state of Lower Saxony.
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San Bruno: PG&E still failing to maintain adequate records, investigation finds
2015-10-08 20:36:50| Energy - Topix.net
PG&E continues to struggle with flawed record keeping for its natural gas system, and is failing to learn from its experiences, five years after a fatal explosion in San Bruno, according to an audit ordered by state regulators that was circulated Thursday. The audit was conducted by Florida-based P Wood Associates, a risk management and assessment firm, and was commissioned by the state Public Utilities Commission.
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