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Dealers hit Volkswagen with class action lawsuits over emissions scandal
2015-11-27 21:03:53| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
The emissions scandal has cost Volkswagen dearly both in revenue and reputation -- and now dealerships are the latest groups to take the company to court. In September, the Volkswagen Group was forced to recall over 400,000 vehicles in the United States after being caught using software which avoided clean air and emissions regulations.
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Extreme heatwaves may hit Europe in the short term
2015-11-27 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Regional climate projections for the two coming decades (2021-2040) suggest enhanced probability of heatwaves anywhere in Europe, which would be comparable or greater than the Russian heatwave in 2010 -- the worst since 1950 -- according to a JRC-led article published today in Environmental Research Letters. Using an improved heatwave index, the article also ranks the 10 record-breaking heatwaves that have struck the continent in the last 65 years. The findings are based on the use of the Heat Wave...
VW labour boss says fresh emissions crisis has hit new car orders
2015-11-27 15:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Volkswagen is facing slowing orders for new cars, with consumers shunning the carmaker after it admitted to understating fuel usage and carbon dioxide emissions, VWs top labour representative said. There is caution in buying, the German companys works council chief Bernd Osterloh told reporters. The CO2 issue has triggered a greater crisis of confidence [in VW products] than the nitrogen [emissions] issue. VW said earlier this month it had manipulated the level of CO2 emissions in about...
Zambian businesses hit by power cuts
2015-11-27 01:27:05| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Power cuts are seriously affecting many of Zambia's businesses
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Waste truck driver charged in Brampton hit and run
2015-11-26 16:35:16| Solid Waste & Recycling magazine Headlines
A 61-year-old Brampton waste truck driver has been charged following a hit and run on Wednesday that led to the death of a pedestrian. Peel Regional Police have charged the waste truck driver with failing to remain at the scene… The post Waste truck driver charged in Brampton hit and run appeared first on Solid Waste & Recycling Magazine.
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