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As an effort to reduce factory-based pollution, carbon taxes are being implemented by the government, but what do they do and how effective are they really? Graphic illustrating the costly nature of nonrenewable energy resources To understand the real cost of large industries' activities, one needs to understand externalities and their wide-scale impact. In economics, an externality is an unintended side-effect of an activity that affects third parties not directly involved.

As Thanksgiving rolls around each year, we prepare for a holiday filled with friends, family, laughter, and of course food. But as it turns out, all that overeating still leaves copious amounts of food that goes to waste. "Make meals, not waste this Thanksgiving." We Don't Waste , 18 Nov. 22, https://www.wedontwaste.org Chew on this: it's estimated that around 312 million pounds of food waste get thrown out on Thanksgiving day in America. That's about $550 million of lost mon