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Nissan Yen-Aided Cuts Threaten Detroit's Price Discipline

2013-06-17 00:23:03| Auto Dealers - Topix.net

Nissan Motor Co. 's take-no-prisoners approach to gaining U.S. market share has the auto industry worried that a price war is brewing that will erode the profit progress made since the recession ravaged auto sales.

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Canadian power plant is buying up Detroits pile of tar-sands waste, burning it

2013-06-07 23:50:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: Residents of Detroit who`ve railed against the recent mushrooming of a three-story-high pile of petrochemical waste on their riverfront may be pleased to know that the petcoke is gradually being shipped back to Canada. But while the news might be good for Detroiters, it`s not so good for Canadians - or anyone who cares about a livable climate. A Nova Scotia power plant is now burning the cheap, filthy fuel to produce electricity. The petcoke is a byproduct of refining tar-sands oil, which began...

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Detroit's mountains of petroleum coke are 'dirtier than the dirtiest fuel'

2013-06-07 23:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Guardian: It was the dirty secret of Alberta's tar sands until the black mountain of petroleum coke on the banks of the Detroit River grew to occupy an entire city block three storeys high. Now it could become a familiar feature at storage yards and water fronts across the country as the oil industry in the US and Canada struggles to deal with a glut of waste from Alberta's tar sands production. "This is dirtier than the dirtiest fuel," Gary Peters, a Michigan Democrat who represents the area where...

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Canadian Utility Finds a Use for Detroits Pile of Oil Sands Byproduct

2013-06-07 16:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New York Times: In something resembling a bottle return program, Detroits enormous petroleum coke pile, a byproduct of Canadian oil sands, is making its way back to Canada. A Canadian electrical power plant, owned by Nova Scotia Power, is chipping away at the three-story-high, blocklong pile of petroleum coke on Detroits waterfront. The company is burning the high-carbon, high-sulfur waste product because it is cheaper than natural gas. The uncovered black pile, which has angered and upset some residents of...

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