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Soy diesel less toxic than other fuels

2016-06-29 12:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

SciDevNet: Unlike conventional diesel, fuel made from soybeans does not directly damage lung cells, a lab study has shown. "Some of the soybean biodiesel presently being used in Brazil does not exhibit direct adverse effects on human lung cells nor [does it] induce inflammatory response,' says the paper, published in the August issue of the journal Toxicology in Vitro. To assess the fuels' toxic effects, researchers from Brazil and Puerto Rico exposed lung cell cultures to particles emitted by the combustion...

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Commissioner Novick's Statement Regarding the Proposed Use of State Volkswagen Settlement Funds for Clean Diesel Program

2016-06-29 02:03:41| PortlandOnline

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Volkswagen & Audi to pay >$14.7B in US to settle 2.0L diesel emissions case; $2B of that to promote ZEVs

2016-06-28 15:56:36| Green Car Congress

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Volkswagen Agrees to Pay $14.7 Billion to Settle Diesel Scandal Claims in the U.S

2016-06-28 01:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New York Times: Volkswagen has agreed to pay nearly $15 billion to settle claims stemming from its diesel emissions cheating scandal in what would be one of the largest consumer class-action settlements ever in the United States. The proposed settlement, valued at $14.7 billion and involving the federal government and lawyers representing the owners of about 475,000 Volkswagen vehicles, includes just over $10 billion to buy back affected cars at their pre-scandal values, and additional cash compensation for the...

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VW Faces Tuesday Deadline For Diesel Emissions Settlement

2016-06-27 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: Volkswagen admitted last September to intentionally cheating on emissions tests. A federal judge has set a Tuesday deadline for VW to work out a plan for making amends.

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