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UK government launches new clean air strategy; ending sales of conventional diesel and gasoline LDVs by 2040

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The European Commission is taking the UK to court—along with Germany, France, Italy, Romania, and Hungary—over its long-standing failure to meet EU limits for nitrogen dioxide (NO?). These proposals are in addition to the government’s £3.5-billion billion (US$4.7-billion)

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War in Ukraine: We Need to Talk About Fossil Fuels

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Such an economy could be largely self contained—the technical term is autarkic —as indeed it was during the Soviet era. But Russia now has a huge ally in the world’s largest economy, China. The drop was steep enough to force Germany to produce more electricity from coal than from wind in 2021. Certification of the €9.5

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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Today BYD employs 130,000 people in 11 factories, eight in China and one each in India, Hungary, and Romania. Play Small Biz Tips Brewing community in Oakland A local coffee shop gets off the ground during the worst economy in recent history. near Motorola, and another 20 or so work in San Francisco, not far from Apple.

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