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United Kingdom: Diesel fumes more damaging to health than petrol engines
2013-01-27 01:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Diesel fumes are significantly more damaging to health than those from petrol engines, according to research which shows that related air pollution contributes to lung disease, heart attacks, asthma and other respiratory problems. The findings, published by the Department for Energy and Climate Change, are an embarrassment for successive governments, which have encouraged a switch to diesel since 2001 by linking road and company car tax to CO2 emissions. Diesel engines have been billed as "green"...
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Petrol industry 'in need of review'
2013-01-26 04:26:24| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Petrol retailers call for a "full review" of both wholesale and retail markets, as petrol prices are expected to rise sharply in the coming days.
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