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When Does a $5 Toll Cost $30?
2014-09-05 20:55:19| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
With the rise of cashless turnpikes, where tolls are collected via a device such as EZ-Pass rather than at tollbooths, rental car companies have found two ways to pass those costs on to their customers, both unpopular. Customers can choose to rent a pass for as much as $20 a day, which theyll pay whether or not they pass through a toll plaza, or they can pay the fines for going through the lanes without a pass, plus a hefty processing fee tacked on by the rental company. READ MORE The Article When Does a $5 Toll Cost $30? appeared first on Automotive Digest.
The human toll of offshoring
2014-09-04 10:28:39| Furniture - Topix.net
The subtitle of Beth Macy's new book, "Factory Man: How One Furniture Maker Battled Offshoring, Stayed Local - and Helped Save an American Town" gives every impression that it is going to be an upbeat read, a capitalistic feel-good story.
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Overfishing, climate change take toll on coral
2014-09-04 08:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Poughkeepsie Journal: Climate change has been blamed for the rapid decrease in coral cover in the Caribbean over the past few decades. But new research suggests the effects of pollution and overfishing may have been underrated. This is good news, experts say, because these problems are easier to address and reverse. Climate change threatens coral reefs because ocean acidification restricts coral growth and extreme heat events can cause coral bleaching. But, a three-year multi-institutional report found that the biggest...
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Regional crisis talks as Ebola death toll tops 1,500
2014-08-29 02:27:27| Biotech - Topix.net
Ebola-hit nations met for crisis talks on Thursday as the death toll topped 1,500 and the World Health Organization warned that the number of cases could exceed 20,000 before the outbreak is stemmed.
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Climate change's health toll: 'We can save millions of lives, even now'
2014-08-28 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Deutsche Welle: While the effects of climate change on the environment are gaining wide attention, there's a lack of awareness about the impact on human health. The WHO's Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum tells DW how both can be adressed. DW: How much of a threat is climate change to human health? As the earth warms, it makes it easier to transmit diseases in many parts of the world - diseases like malaria, which kills around 600,000 people every year, or diarrheal disease, including cholera and other forms of diarrhea,...
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