The fighting in Mogadishu has raised prices of basic food and fuel by 30%.
On the one hand, the Iraqi Police face tremendous obstacles with respect to manpower and getting basic equipment like fuel for their vehicles.
In contrast we, in established economies, are currently investing in technologies (like clean tech) that increase the cost of basic amenities like fuel, as well as making a point of honor of protecting industries that need to be cannibalised.
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Mr Sato said centres already housing people who had been moved from their homes near the plant did not have enough hot meals and basic necessities such as fuel and medical supplies.
But of the five basic ways to design fuel cells, only two work at room (let alone North Atlantic) temperatures and only one, the alkaline fuel cell, is robust enough to do the job.
As the Syrian refugee crisis begins its second winter, Lebanese host households are struggling to cope with the burden of increased expenditures, decreased living space, and an ever-increasing need for more food, fuel and basic living necessities.
Inflation is well into double digits, and could spike dangerously if the planned lifting of budget-crippling subsidies on fuel and other basic goods is mishandled.
Of course, the computer system UPS uses to track this information and other data to optimize driver routes isn't cheap, but the concept is as basic as it gets: Using less fuel saves the company money while reducing greenhouse gas emissions.
We have basic utilities, electricity, gas, water, fuel for our cars.
During the unrest both roads and fuel supplies were often cut, so prices for basic goods rose fast.
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They also want to introduce a basic code of conduct in the Himalayas, banning firewood for fuel and the use of plastics.
The manifesto confirms its ambitions on tax: for a lower 10p starting rate of income tax, for a cut from 8% to 5% in value-added tax on fuel, and for no increase in the 23p basic rate nor the 40p higher rate of income tax.
There is a small component of nuclear energy in DOE, and an even smaller component of alternatives and fossil fuel ( DOE FY2013 budget) but most of this is for basic scientific research.
The mismanagement of Venezuela's petrodollar bounty has helped fuel inflation, expected to exceed 30% this year, and led to a shortage of basic goods in the import-dependent country.
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Coal, the cheapest fuel, currently produces America's baseload power: coal-fired plants run constantly to meet basic demand, with natural gas switched on when demand is higher.
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