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Fuel consumption sweet spot – an idea for car manufacturers

Why is it that car manufacturers don’t publish the optimal “road eating” speed for their vehicles? Having just driven over seven thousand kilometres up, down and across Europe, while keeping an eye on the fuel gauge of course, I have to say I am puzzled as to why it is difficult to obtain what I’m [...]

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Are unlimited US corporate campaign contributions good for the planet?

Politics and business : it’s a marriage as old as humans’ attempts at social organisation. In the US that marriage has just gone into an even tighter embrace, with the US Supreme Court opening the door to unlimited campaign contributions by corporate interests. Putting aside discussion about the perceived “rightness” of the decision or even [...]

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