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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 25, 2009
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NEWS ABOUT: Snowstorm

Snowstorm stories: 1 news summaries


 Short on Salt, 
 Towns Turn 
 to Molasses 

As salt costs double, alternative deicers hit the pavement

(Newser) - With the weather outside frightful and rock-salt prices spiking, communities across the country are experimenting with new concoctions for melting snow and ice on roadways, the Wall Street Journal reports, adding molasses, ash, and garlic salt to deicers. The price of salt generally surges after the New Year as communities... More »

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