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What is the least water you need?

…from a buck in rut, from Timber Valley Freshscent (“100% Fresh Urine. Shipped Cold From Our Deer To Your Door.”), or $26,880 per barrel. Starbucks latte (NASDAQ:SBUX): at around $4…

Putin Tax: Back in the USSR

…and timber account for more than 80% of exports, leaving the country vulnerable to swings in world prices. Russia’s manufacturing base is dilapidated and must be replaced or modernized if…

…new nuclear reactor in Idaho, $800 million in federal loan guarantees for a coal gasification plant in Minnesota and tens of millions of dollars in subsidies for timber companies to…