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PR is Too Expensive for Some Small Businesses. Here’s How to DIY It.

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Yet, sometimes major PR firms quote prices that are beyond what a small business can afford, with some reports showing even smaller boutique agencies costing $120,000 annually. The post PR is Too Expensive for Some Small Businesses. That’s where public relations, or PR, comes in. PR is not a quick fix to big sales and stardom.

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Why it’s taking LA so long to rebuild

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In the wake of the record-breaking wildfires in Los Angeles in January — some of the most expensive and destructive blazes in history — one of the first things California Gov. Other factors, like more expensive construction materials and labor shortages, are still driving up housing construction costs, regardless of permitting speeds.

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Cutting five words from this law could make houses cheaper

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The rule Nearly 40 years ago, policy experts began to notice a troubling trend: For the first time since the Great Depression, homeownership rates were dropping and home prices were going up, partly due to higher interest rates. But there was a bright spot: manufactured homes.

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Do we have to take climate risks into our own hands now?

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And the agency explicitly tasked with disaster relief is shrinking. Risk is personal — but what your neighbors do matters Turning your home into a bunker is expensive, unappealing, and it might not make a difference in your broader risk tolerance. We had one insurance agency that was pretty happy to drop people.

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The clean energy transition can’t happen without these minerals

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If producers of these substances decide to restrict access to their customers as a political lever, if prices shoot up, or if more industries develop an appetite for them and eat into the supply, companies could go bankrupt and efforts to limit climate change could slow down. The Clarion-Clipperton Zone can reach 18,000 feet deep.

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Why we’re barely keeping track of this growing climate problem

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But some of the largest methane emitters like Russia and China still haven’t signed on, and according to a new report from the International Energy Agency , global methane emissions from energy production are still rising. Yet the tracking of exactly how much methane is reaching the atmosphere isn’t as precise as it is for carbon dioxide.

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How “the Grim Reaper effect” stops our government from saving lives

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Untreated, it causes serious liver damage over the course of decades, leading to much higher rates of cirrhosis and liver cancer, all of which is very expensive to treat. But obviously raising the price of the good will reduce the amount people buy; one major reason for cigarette taxes, after all, is to deter smoking. percent in 2021.