Word: price
(lookup in dictionary)
(lookup stats)
Dates: all
Sort By: most recent first
(reverse)
...best way to preserve rain forests is to inject value into their maintenance [Dec. 15]. But paying for avoided deforestation will only work if the financial incentive outweighs the alternatives. Paying for avoided deforestation can best be achieved by rewarding sustainable forestry. This adds further economic incentive (the price of the timber) to the pot and ensures the preservation of the resource, providing jobs and income. A global price of carbon internalized into the cost of goods and services will further discriminate in favor of sustainably grown wood. John White, CHIEF EXECUTIVE, TIMBER TRADE FEDERATION, LONDON
...what will happen when people stop purchasing books? If they continue to do nothing, publishers will have to lean on extra-book sources of revenue that already exist. Books will be published because of an author’s book tour charisma or the price their storyline fetches from a film studio or video game maker, rather than for their innovative content. This approach does not bode well for either literature or the industry in the long run, but right now it is the only Plan B in place...
...often has homework, finals, or primal screams to attend to. Nevertheless, as the demand for e-books grows, bookstores should watch their backs—someday, you may have to look for your course packs online. You might not even have to wait for someday: students deterred by the price of the $60 Ec 1010a workbook can already download a free copy on Scribd.com...
...finding good beans: in 2004, he went to the source of Starbucks' most popular beans and persuaded the Guatemalan supplier to sell him virtually all its arabicas (sorry, megachain). Then he hired five-star hotel chefs to concoct fancy drinks and desserts that sell for about half the price of Starbucks'. (See the top 10 food trends...
...Toyota now admits that the sales of its Prius are dying in the U.S. That is because of two things. One is that no cars are selling at all. The other is that hybrids are expensive. The price of all the extra technology gets passed on to the consumers. (See pictures of the 50 worst cars of all time...