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Recycling's Rise Creates Bigger Economic Effect for Minnesota

2016-02-04 15:24:00| Waste Age

StarTribune Recycled trash delivered $3.4 billion worth of economic treasures to Minnesotans' wallets last year. read more

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Emerging gauge for U.S. economic health: auto sales, jobs

2016-02-02 15:03:33| Auto Dealers - Topix.net

Even thouth U.S. manufacturing has been contracting for three straight months, a better gauge of the economy might be job growth and auto sales, analysts say. Emerging gauge for U.S. economic health: auto sales, jobs Even thouth U.S. manufacturing has been contracting for three straight months, a better gauge of the economy might be job growth and auto sales, analysts say.

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Chemical Processing Economic Snapshot Ending November 2015

2016-02-01 17:36:00| Chemical Processing

All three chemical industry indicators rose slightly.

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The staggering economic cost of air pollution

2016-01-30 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Washington Post: Air pollution caused by energy production in the U.S. caused at least $131 billion in damages in the year 2011 alone, a new analysis concludes -- but while the number sounds grim, it's also a sign of improvement. In 2002, the damages totaled as high as $175 billion, and the decline in the past decade highlights the success of more stringent emissions regulations on the energy sector while also pointing out the need to continue cracking down. "The bulk of the cost of emissions is the result of health...

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