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Aircraft Sustainability Constrained by Long Life, High Cost, and Massive Fuel Consumption
2013-01-21 15:33:36| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
The amount of carbon dioxide emitted by an aircraft over its lifetime is more than 25 times greater than the amount emitted during its manufacture. This fact, coupled with increasing prices for crude oil, means manufacturers have strong incentives to develop fuel-efficient aircraft.
Averting Climate Change May Cost $700 Billion a Year
2013-01-21 14:22:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: About $700 billion a year of new spending on renewable power, low-carbon transport and energy efficiency is needed to meet the United Nations goal to cap temperature rises, a report for the World Economic Forum showed. That cash is needed in addition to the $5 trillion a year countries must spend on infrastructure for agriculture, transport, power and water through 2020, according to a report released today by the consultant Accenture Plc (ACN) for the forums Green Growth Action Alliance. This...
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Cathay, SIA May Fly Empty Premium Seats as Banks Cut Cost
2013-01-20 22:00:42| Airlines - Topix.net
Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. and Singapore Airlines Ltd. are spending $207 million fitting flat- bed seats and larger TV screens in business-class. Finding passengers to fly them may be a challenge.
Latest Fallout to Cost 500 Jobs?
2013-01-16 18:52:23| Waste Management - Topix.net
The turmoil over the Department of Energy Y-12 contract in Oak Ridge continues and the latest development could cost up to 500 jobs.
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Canada Claims COOL Cost its Producers $2 Billion
2013-01-15 16:18:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Reuters U.S. country-of-origin meat-labeling rules have directly cost Canada's hog and pork industry more than $2 billion, according to a report that could help determine retaliation against U.S. exports if Washington does not change its requirements. Details of the report were released Monday by Reuters. The United States must bring the labeling rules, known by the acronym COOL, into compliance with a World Trade Organization ruling by May 23, 2013, according to a WTO decision released last month. read more
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