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Can Indonesia increase palm oil output without destroying forest?
2013-09-11 15:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: The world's biggest producer and consumer of palm oil plans to increase its production of the commodity to meet rising global demand. Indonesia claims it can reach its goal of producing 40m tonnes a year by 2020 without sacrificing sustainability, but campaigners have their doubts. Demand for palm oil, which is used in products as varied chocolate bars, chewing gum, lipstick and washing powder, has grown steadily over the past decade. According to data from the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation,...
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Forest Labs Picks Former Bausch Leader Saunders as its CEO
2013-09-11 14:43:34| Biotech - Topix.net
Forest Laboratories Inc. , maker of the Alzheimer's drug Namenda and blood-pressure pill Bystolic, chose former Bausch & Lomb Holdings Inc. leader Brenton L. Saunders as its next chief executive officer.
Fracking decision looms over national forest
2013-09-09 04:40:56| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
George Washington National Forest is more than just one of the largest expanses of pristine land in the East.
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U.S. Forest Service set to decide on fracking in George Washington National Forest
2013-09-07 19:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: George Washington National Forest is more than just one of the largest expanses of pristine land in the East. It's the leafy cradle of the Shenandoah, James and Potomac rivers, a source of drinking water for millions of people in greater Washington. The forest -- nearly 2 million acres of natural splendor straddling Virginia and West Virginia -- might also hold another treasure: natural gas trapped under a deep layer of rock called the Marcellus Shale. By the end of the month, the U.S. Forest...
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British Columbia forest firm Ainsworth Lumber purchased by U.S. giant for $1.1-billion US
2013-09-05 02:17:23| Air Courier - Topix.net
American forest-products giant Louisiana Pacific Corp. has struck a $1.1-billion US deal to buy British-Columbia-based Ainsworth Lumber Co.
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