Thursday, June 14, 2012

France should act on diesel cancer link: minister

Reuters: France should rein in tax policies favoring diesel engines after a World Health Organisation review found a clear link between their exhaust emissions and cancer, the country's environment minister said. The French auto market, which was 72 percent diesel last year, should reduce its dependence on the fuel, Nicole Bricq told reporters on the sidelines of a conference in Paris on Wednesday. "The national vehicle fleet is completely unbalanced," said Bricq, who took office last month following...

URL: http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/06/13/us-france-diesel-idUSBRE85C1BI20120613?feedType=RSS&feedName=environmentNews&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+reuters%2Fenvironment+%28News+%2F+US+%2F+Environment%29

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