Science news articles about 'upward pressure'

With the price of a barrel of oil hovering around $120, U.S. drivers can expect to pay more at the pump in the near future, according to a new study by Rice University's Baker Institute for Public ...

... and coal-to-liquids represent economically important options for expanding global fuel supplies that can ease upward pressures on oil prices." However, Toman said, current ...

... extremes increase, crop production damages from such events will change. Sharp reductions in crop supply put upward pressure on food prices, thereby having a significant poverty impact. ...

... flat as rapidly expanding U.S. and global PV markets put upward pressure on both module prices and non-module costs. This dynamic began to shift in 2008, as expanded manufacturing ...