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| Carbon | | Volkswagen reaches $14.7B settlement for emissions cheating
By Timothy Cama - The Hill
Volkswagen Group agreed Tuesday to spend up to $14.7 billion in civil penalties and consumer compensation to settle numerous lawsuits for cheating on diesel emissions tests.
http://bit.ly/291i99F | | | | Natural Gas/Coal | | How Investors Can Position Their Portfolios As Natural Gas Surpasses Coal
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Last week, natural gas finally surpassed coal as the major power source for electricity for the United States.
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Donald Trump Heads for Coal Industry Fundraiser in West Virginia
By Will Drabold - Time
When President Obama ran for reelection, Robert E. Murray, an Ohio coal company owner, said ObamaÂs policies were the Âgreatest enemy coal country had ever faced.
http://ti.me/293hZUG | | | | Power | | Wind energy group gets in on 2016 fight
By Devin Henry - The Hill
Wind energy industry leaders have formed a new political group to promote the power source and back candidates ahead of this NovemberÂs elections.
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***LB: Also in this story "The American Wind Action (AWA) group, launched on Tuesday, will Âfocus on ensuring that the public understand the importance of wind to energy policy, the group said in a statement, and Âalso help elect candidates who are strong advocates for wind, and work to defeat candidates who oppose wind energy with a leading-edge grassroots effort in the 2016 campaign."
This B.C. company converts sewage into heat and money
By Charles Mandel - National Observer
A British Columbia company has figured out how to get energy - and money - from raw sewage while reducing global warming.
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French government reassures on Hinkley Point project
By Michael Stothard - Financial Times
The French government has attempted to calm fears that the UKÂs vote to leave the EU will scupper plans to build BritainÂs controversial Hinkley Point nuclear power station.
http://bit.ly/29m4MlF | | | | CleanTech | | Tesla is talking with gas station chains about installing Superchargers
By Fred Lambert - Electrek
In a future where the worldÂs car fleet is rapidly transitioning to electric vehicles, gas stations will be forcefully downgraded to simple convenience stores and consequently, they will lose a significant revenue stream brought in by people stopping for gas but buying something at the convenience store.
http://bit.ly/298Qs2w | | | | Water | | Millions exposed to dangerous lead levels in US drinking water, report finds
By Oliver Milman - The Guardian
More than 18 million Americans are served drinking water by providers that have violated federal laws concerning lead in water, with only a tiny proportion of offenses resulting in any penalty, a new report has found.
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