money.cnn.com - 6/25/2009
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NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- If you think the new "Cash for Clunkers" law is going to help you buy a new car, you're probably wrong. As it's written, the law will benefit few car shoppers and those who might actually benefit from it probably shouldn't be buying a new car to begin with. Here's why ...
bloomberg.com - 6/19/2009
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bloomberg.com —
June 18 (Bloomberg) -- A $106 billion war-spending
bill won final congressional approval after the Senate voted...
to retain a “cash for clunkers” provision aimed at helping the auto industry. Action by the Senate today sends the measure to President ...
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Congress Backs War-Funding Bill, ‘Cash for Clunkers’ ...
valueplays.blogspot.com - 6/29/2009
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valueplays.blogspot.com —
I think 10% may be a bit conservative.
From the empirical evidence department. I know several folks...
who are eagerly looking into the "cash for clunkers" program's details to get a new car. These are folks who have been putting off buying a new car for the past year and a half not wanting a new ...
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AutoNation: "Cash for Clunkers" Should Add 10%
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DrumBeat: June 25, 2009
The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future —
... plant that produces gas from wood was opened in Austria on Wednesday, paving the way towards new possibilities in renewable energy.
According to its backers, the gas produced at the plant can be used in urban heating systems, for gas-powered cars or by power stations that work on gas.
"We still need fossil fuel of course, but this plant shows what is technically possible," Austria's Environment Minister Nikolas Berlakovich said at the plant's inauguration.
'Cash for Clunkers' mostly a clunker
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- If you think the ...
DrumBeat: June 25, 2009
The Oil Drum - Discussions about Energy and Our Future —
... plant that produces gas from wood was opened in Austria on Wednesday, paving the way towards new possibilities in renewable energy.
According to its backers, the gas produced at the plant can be used in urban heating systems, for gas-powered cars or by power stations that work on gas.
"We still need fossil fuel of course, but this plant shows what is technically possible," Austria's Environment Minister Nikolas Berlakovich said at the plant's inauguration.
'Cash for Clunkers' mostly a clunker
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) -- If you think the ...
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