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US solar panel manufacturers get a gift from the US military

Business, Economics and Jobs

The Pentagon has made it clear that its “Buy American” policy will be in effect for solar panels — which means Chinese-made solar panels are no longer acceptable for US military installation in the US and abroad.

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Superfund Reform, or Corporate Welfare?

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Navy Trash Dumping

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Germany Recycles – Or Does It?

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China to US: I’ll see your tires and raise you chicken parts

Global Politics

President Obama set off a trade dispute on Friday when he announced that the U.S. would impose a 35 percent tariff on imported Chinese tires. How is all this playing out in the U.S. business scene?

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Europe’s take on Hollywood strike

Business, Economics and Jobs

American screen actors are locked in a labor dispute with major Hollywood studios and just last year, U.S. screenwriters went out on strike, and many European screenwriters look on with envy at the bargaining

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