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Making S-U-Vs that Don't S-U-C-K
The Big Three automakers have agreed to consider adding gas-guzzling sport-utility vehicles to a joint government-industry supercar program that aims to triple the gas mileage of popular vehicles. Vice Pres. Al Gore pressed top auto executives on the issue during a meeting in Detroit, emphasizing that expanding the program, known as the Partnership for a […]
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Euro Eco-Promo; France Rants
The European Commission launched a promotional campaign yesterday designed to attract $30 billion in private investment in solar, wind, and biomass technology by 2003. The “Campaign for Take-Off” aims to help the EU meet its goal of doubling renewable energy output to 12 percent by 2010. Meanwhile, France is pressing the EU to make energy […]
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Die-oxin
Chemical workers exposed to high levels of dioxin have a 60 percent increased chance of dying from cancer, but small doses of the chemical pose no risk to the general populace, a new study claims. Kyle Steenland, co-author of the study published today in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute, said the findings are […]
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Put a Tiger in Your Bank
Exxon argued in front of a packed courtroom yesterday that a judgement awarding $5.3 billion in punitive and compensatory damages against the company for the 1989 Exxon Valdez oil spill is excessive and should be dropped. The company’s lawyers told a panel of three judges from the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals that Exxon […]
