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Pest Control Economics: Releasing the $10,000 Rat
2015-02-10 21:14:00| Food Processing
Throwing money at pest control is easy. Spending it effectively is the challenge in today's food and beverage production environments.
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economics
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Fossil-fueled economics: LNG terminal bad for fish, Columbia Riverkeeper says
2015-02-10 19:30:45| Waste Management - Topix.net
The Columbia Riverkeeper is urging regulators to reject the Oregon LNG terminal at Warrenton, calling it a threat to efforts to save 13 salmon species. The Columbia Riverkeeper is encouraging the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality to reject a proposed liquefied natural gas terminal on the Columbia River, saying the Warrenton-area project runs counter to ongoing efforts to improve habitat for 13 salmon species.
Research looks at economics of livestock antibiotic use
2015-01-23 22:27:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Choicesmagazine.org In the United States, antibiotics for growth promotion are not banned, but the FDA recently issued guidelines for the industry to voluntarily withdraw medically important antibiotics from growth promotion. For policy makers, the challenge is to evaluate the benefits and costs of animal antibiotics to society. What is the economic value of antibiotics to the livestock industry versus the potential health cost of increasing resistance levels? What are the potential productivity and economic effects of a ban on antibiotics for growth promotion for U.S. meat producers and consumers? read more
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research
economics
livestock
TransAlta withdraws Peace River hydro plan, cites economics
2015-01-21 15:19:58| Energy - Topix.net
In a letter to the Alberta Utilities Commission, TransAlta Corp. says it wants to pull its application for a 100-megawatt power plant near Dunvegan, Alta. But last May, the company asked the commission if it could delay the completion date by nine years, until market conditions improve.
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river
peace
economics
NREL enzyme enables conversion of biomass to sugar up to 14x faster than current alternatives; changing the economics of conversion
2015-01-13 12:55:33| Green Car Congress
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changing
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