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 Stories About: biofuels AND cars AND energy AND ethanol AND France
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French connections
Is it something in the air? |
Ron Steenblik |
20 Nov 2007 |
Gristmill |
| Interesting things are happening in the francophone world. Last week I reported that the Quebec government had decided to stop supporting any new ethanol plants based on corn as a feedstock. Now the French government, perhaps flowing out of its broad social dialogue on the environment (known as 'Le Grenelle français de l'environnement'), is reported to be thinking of slashing subsidies benefiting the production of ethanol in the country. Ooh la la, what in the world ... |
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| Topics: biofuels, cars, energy, ethanol, France (all these topics) |
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