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VW's Scania Bid Wins Backing of Critical Swedish Investor Group
2014-02-26 13:50:51| Appliances - Topix.net
Volkswagen AG's bid for full control of its Scania AB truckmaking affiliate won tentative backing from a Swedish investors' lobby that's been critical of the German automaker.
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Germany wins backing of EU ministers to block car emissions law
2013-10-14 20:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: European Union environment ministers on Monday agreed to German demands to scrap an agreement to cap EU car emissions that Berlin argued would cost jobs and damage its premium auto makers. After months of forceful lobbying from Germany, the ministers from the 28 EU member states agreed to reopen a deal sealed in June, but said they would work to secure it in weeks, not months. German carmakers Daimler and BMW produce heavier and less fuel-efficient vehicles than those from firms such as Italy's...
Cape Wind wins billions in backing, launches offshore wind in the U.S
2013-03-27 12:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: What do you do when local opposition to an offshore wind farm project dries up, when the NIMBY crowd runs out of steam, when the federal government gives the green light and extends every permit and courtesy the law will allow, when the technology is tested and proven, and theres nothing left to do but build it? Well, then you go looking for money lots of it. After more than a decade of preparation, the Massachusetts wind energy company Cape Wind has done just that and the results are looking...