Refining capacity, for example, accounts for a secondary cost with enormous impacts.

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The rising trend in oil prices is also concerning, since it directly impacts the cost of planting and harvesting.

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These technologies are in their infancy, and many questions about efficacy, impacts, and cost remain to be answered before they could move into widespread use.

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In space, a design oversight can kill or cost billions of dollars in mission impacts.

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The study should evaluate requirements, performance benefits, design trade-offs, operational impacts, and refined cost estimates.

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This will not only cut down the cost of inputs but it will also reduce the environmental impacts of agriculture.

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How much would electricity cost in the United States if the retail price reflected the health impacts of burning fossil fuels?

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What might make a difference is that the social cost of carbon dioxide will grow over time as we begin to experience more severe impacts from climate change.

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