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US Appeals Court: $10 Billion VW Settlement Stands

July 11, 2018July 12, 2018 Jo Borrás 0 Comments 9th circuit, appeal, appeals, court, Diesel, diesel emissions, dieselgate, emissions cheat, fine, fines, TDI, ve, Volkswagen

Any hope VW had of avoiding a $10.03 billion payout to owners of its emissions-cheating diesel cars were dashed Monday,

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Op-Ed: Big Oil Tells More Lies About Ethanol, Only Idiots Believe Them

June 11, 2013 Jo Borrás 36 Comments API, appeal, appeals, Big Oil, corn ethanol, E15, E85, Ethanol, gop, government, industry, lobby, lobbyist, lobbyists, myth, myths, Oil, Politics, subsidies, supreme court, U.S.

In a legal brief filed with the US Supreme Court, the American Petroleum Institute – a powerful, well-funded lobbyist group that represents more than 500 oil and natural gas companies – insisted that transportation fuels containing 15 percent ethanol (E15) could damage cars and trucks. Should we believe them?