Word: diesel
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...country yet to try taxes to slow global warming. Initially set at $25 per ton of emitted carbon dioxide (CO2), the tax on the use of oil, natural gas and coal would nudge up the cost of a liter of petrol by $0.06 ($0.23 a gallon), Sarkozy said, and diesel by a little more, helping generate roughly $4.4 billion in annual revenues. A pledge to return that money to taxpayers through various new rebates has so far failed to win over the public; two thirds of voters opposed the tax in a poll published by Paris Match days before...
...least be brighter than his coeval if he chooses to fight again. But to what end? “Ernie rose, and when the bus roared into the depot he was standing at the head of the aisle. He came lightly down the metal steps into balmy air and diesel fumes, and feeling in himself the potent allegiance of fate, he pushed open the door to the lobby, where unkempt sleepers slumped upright on the benches.” The novel, like the film, seems to end too soon: Munger, for the reader, is caught in a state of uncertainty...
...that’s theory, and little goes according to plan in Pakistan. Like always, there are work-arounds—the upper class, unlike the majority of people, can afford diesel-powered personal generators. Their most pressing concern is flickering lights when the generator is activated...
...hasn't come close to making back its costs after five weeks in North American theaters, and it's all but comatose abroad. The studio's one ginormous 2009 hit is Fast & Furious, which has earned nearly $350 million worldwide on an $85 million budget. Except for the Vin Diesel movie, Universal is running on fumes. (Read TIME's profile "Taking Judd Apatow Seriously...
...good news, Perera says, is that we know how to reduce these dangerous emissions. "Efforts to reduce diesel truck idling and require cleaner fuels have been effective in reducing pollution," she says. Her own group has seen a modest decline in PAH levels as a result of such policies. "This study shows more needs to be done. We want healthy children, children who can reach their potential...