As Paul Redmond Michel, an authority on patent law, points out, these operations will be larger than anything either corporation has in the United States.
This matters to environmentally conscious buyers, including Whole Foods and the Dressing Room, Paul Newman and Michel Nischan's restaurant in Westport, Conn.
The explanation for this turnabout may lie with rank political pressure: Reportedly Rep. Bob Michel (R-IL) and Senator Paul Simon (D-IL) both of whom claim Caterpillar as a constituent sought to obtain fast-track Eximbank approval for this deal with Sen.