Member states of Europe have been jump starting car sales by providing subsidies for the purchase of new fuel efficient cars, replacing older cars.
Of course, in Europe, fuel costs are higher than the US and Europe has also started carbon taxes.
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/01/business/global/01refunds.html
This idea has also been proposed in the US and Congress is working on the [...]
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Justice Lloyd of the New South Wales Land and Environment Court (author: interesting that they have a separate court) criminally sentenced both a local government official and the local government body for violating environmental laws. This case is significant because the prosecution was against another governmental body, not a private corporation or individual.
Geoff Freeman was [...]
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In late November 2008, the European Commission issued infringement notices to member states. It started court proceedings against Luxembourg for non compliance with rules regarding energy efficient buildings. The EC previously issued two written warnings to the country.
The EC issued a first notice to Spain over wastewater management for 343 small cities, 59 larger cities [...]
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