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One way or another, Fisker Automotive may soon be off the market

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However, subsequent to the Voight/Nol offer, DOE announced it would auction off the remainder of Fisker’s loan obligation, “ after exhausting any realistic possibility for a sale that might have protected our entire investment. ” [See sidebar.]. The company lost about $1 billion between 2008 and 2012, according to a Reuters article.

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Commercial Shipping Emits Almost Half As Much Particulate Pollution as Total Released by World’s Cars

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Earlier research by one of the study’s co-authors, James Corbett, of the University of Delaware, linked particle pollution to premature deaths among coastal populations. The researchers also examined the chemistry of particles in ship exhaust to understand what makes ships such hefty polluters. Earlier post.).

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

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It covers ten Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic states (Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and Vermont). The first auction for allowances was held on September 25, 2008. The WCI released a design document laying out its basic program parameters in September 2008.

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