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Despite the politics, Chinese investment in U.S. grows

2013-06-09 19:28:09| IT Services - Topix.net

The biggest-ever Chinese acquisition of a U.S. company faces hurdles in Washington from lawmakers and regulators, but in much of America, Chinese investment is quietly booming.

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Peugeot Chief Seen Buffeted Between Founders and Politics: Cars

2013-06-03 02:44:04| Steel - Topix.net

After Philippe Varin steered steelmaker Corus Group Ltd. away from bankruptcy 10 years ago, he was made commander of the order of the British Empire for "services to the U.K. steel industry." As chief executive officer of PSA Peugeot Citroen, there's scant chance he'll get a similar honor in France.

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Oil, gas influence on Colorado politics questioned

2013-05-30 19:05:12| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

The oil and gas industry in Colorado exerts an outsize influence in Colorado politics.

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Chill breeze of politics stills Australian renewables

2013-05-27 00:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: On a line of low hills standing sentinel beside a dry lake bed near Australia's capital, giant turbines turning slowly in a chill winter breeze give no hint of a multi-billion-dollar storm building around renewable energy. Infigen Energy's Capital Windfarm, built five years ago, was a vanguard for wind power as Australia sought to wean itself from cheap fossil-fuel power in the face of climate shift blamed in part for Lake George's transformation to a vast plain. But big plans to expand the...

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