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09 January 2009

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Transportation

A five-part video series on transportation issues affecting people from the developing world to more industrialized countries

Bus commuter Assan Faye, Dakar, Senegal, 19 May 2008

Rising Fuel Prices Cause Global Change in Transportation Audio Clip Available

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Higher transportation costs affect the way people live and work, and their quality of life; It also means an uncertain future for transportation-related industries

Motorbikes and bicycles are a way of life in Burkina Faso

People Worldwide Search for Cheaper Transportation Audio Clip Available

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Trucks on a highway

Oil Price Spike Drives Up Other Costs Audio Clip Available

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Expensive Fuel Brings Change to Transportation Industry

The Chevy Volt, an entirely electric automobile

High Oil Prices Drive Search for New Fuels Audio Clip Available

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