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Merkel Says She Blocked Car Carbon Curbs to Shield Auto Jobs - Bloomberg

German Chancellor Angela Merkel said that she blocked a draft European Union law aimed at reducing carbon-dioxide emissions from cars over concerns the measure would cost jobs in the auto industry.

No More Mrs Nice Girl: Angela Merkel Blocks CO2 Reduction Deal | The Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF)

There were threats, lobbying and even a call from Chancellor Merkel to the Irish prime minister. In the end, Germany got its way and managed to delay an EU decision on lowering the amount of CO2 European-made cars may emit.

[Sounds like this is the way that Al Gore and the White House can censor inconvenient replies to their Tweets?]: Twitter adds an option to remove replies from the tweet stream | Digital Trends

Announced on the official Twitter blog earlier today, group product manager Michael Sippey released details about a new feature that allows Twitter users to remove replies and lengthy conversations from a Twitter page. Launching on verified Twitter accounts first, this feature should help remove some of the noise and allow users to read through a cleaner stream of updates.

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@kgrandia Sixty prominent Australians call on ‘big four’ banks to end fossil fuel investment http://openletter.marketforces.org.au/  #coal #climate