2009-08-11
Driving Out of Germany, to Pollute Another Day. By Carter Dougherty, NYTimes, August 10, 2009. "When the German government developed its pioneering cash-for-clunkers program, it neglected one small detail: making sure the clunkers no longer clunked. Police investigators have concluded that the alluring premise of the program -- providing generous incentives to people who replace aging, pollutant-spewing vehicles with environmentally friendly models -- is being undermined as cars that were supposed to have been junked are finding their way to markets in Africa and Eastern Europe. Up to 50,000 clunkers have whistled past the automotive graveyard in Germany and found new life elsewhere."
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