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RAND reports suggest US DoD use less petroleum fuel to deal with high prices, not count on alternatives

Green Car Congress

Considering that the United States produces over 8 million barrels of oil per day domestically and imports an additional 3 million bpd from secure supplies in Canada and Mexico, we can find no credible scenario in which the military would be unable to access the 340,000 bpd of fuel it needs to defend the nation. Additionally, U.S.

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Copper under pressure from climbing dollar – ET Auto

Baua Electric

Copper prices steadied on Tuesday as improving factory activity data from top consumer China and low Shanghai inventories countered selling pressure fuelled by a higher dollar. Prices of the metal used in the power and construction industries rose to five-month highs of USD 8,716 last week. A stronger U.S.

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Wanted: Electric MINI test drivers

Green Cars News

Accounting for current development and manufacturing costs, the monthly lease fee for a MINI E would normally be priced at £550 per month. Fully re-charging the battery using off-peak electricity at current prices will cost around £1.50. This wall box will be supplied with every MINI E and also includes a 6.5m charging cable.

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Glencore to pay >$1.1B to resolve government’s investigation into bribery and commodity and price manipulation

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pled guilty in the District of Connecticut to a commodity price manipulation conspiracy. billion to resolve the government’s investigations into bribery and commodity and price manipulation. The Commodity Price Manipulation Case. On these pricing days, Glencore Ltd. Together, Glencore and Glencore Ltd.,