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Continental presents action plan for immediately reducing lead in electronic components in cars

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Continental has submitted a plan of action to the Lower Saxony Ministry for the Environment, Energy, Construction and Climate Protection with which the company intends immediately to reduce the lead content in some of its electronic components to legally prescribed maximum quantities in accordance with the End of Life Vehicles Directive.

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Daimler receives top marks from Climate Disclosure Project

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Daimler AG has received top marks for disclosure of its climate protection measures aimed at combating climate change, receiving the maximum 100 points in the Carbon Disclosure Project’s (CDP’s) “Climate Disclosure Leadership Index” and an “A” rating in the “Climate Performance Leadership Index”.

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Perspective: Regional Greenhouse Gas Cap-and-Trade Programs May be the Solution

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the administrative organization that manages implementation of the program, has accomplished what many claim to be impossible with a very lean staff of just five individuals -proving that better governance does not necessarily mean bigger government or more bureaucracy. In fact, despite the seemingly complex task of implementing a U.S.

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