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Eco-friendly building techniques don't have to significantly raise construction costs

Technology / Energy

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 2

Home builder Lance Schmidt hears it all the time: Green building costs more. But he and his colleagues are out to prove otherwise.


Consumers don't always equate higher prices with quality

Other Sciences / Economics

created Oct 14, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (3) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A new Cornell study finds that while higher prices may generate a more positive view of products, a higher price tag doesn't mean consumers will necessarily buy them.


Ecologists put price tag on invasive species

Biology / Ecology

created Apr 20, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Invasive species can disrupt natural and human-made ecosystems, throwing food webs out of balance and damaging the services they provide to people. Now scientists have begun to put a price tag on this damage. In a study ...


'Unfunded liabilities' a financial myth, expert says

Other Sciences / Economics

created Apr 01, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (6) | comments 0

A growing chorus of complaints about the U.S. government’s “unfunded” debts may be unsettling, but no cause to become unnerved, a University of Illinois tax expert says.


Health care overhaul cost may reach $1.5 trillion (AP)

Health care overhaul cost may reach $1.5 trillion

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 18, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

(AP) -- Your lungs may work just fine, but the estimated price for universal health care could take your breath away. Health policy experts say guaranteeing coverage for all Americans may cost about $1.5 ...