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Coal Plant Shutdowns: The Tax Appeal Should Not Wait

Obama's New Proposed Regulations On Coal Energy Production Met With Ire Through Kentucky's Coal Country

Nothing is certain except death and taxes, unless you own a coal-fired power plant with a shutdown in its future.

Volkswagen TDI

Citing German privacy laws, Volkswagen has refused to provide emails or other communications among its executives to attorneys general in the United States, impeding American investigations into the company’s emissions-cheating scandal. [The NY Times] Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today awarded $46 million in assistance to the Vermont Energy Investment Corporation to support energy efficiency and… Keep reading →

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Illicit oil sales are no longer the main source of revenue for the Islamic State, according to a Pentagon statement earlier this week. “Oil smuggling had become a crucial source of revenue for the group, which holds a handful of oil fields in Iraq and Syria. Oil profits set the extremist organization apart from other… Keep reading →