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Genesco's March Numbers Show Resilience; Long-Term Growth Remains Intact
2014-03-27 11:34:47| Footwear - Topix.net
Stock is fairly valued, and it is a good long-term buy that should outperform peers and indices over the long run.
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London Gatwick Airport makes 30m available to improve flood resilience
2014-02-27 01:00:00| Airport Technology
London Gatwick Airport has put aside 30m as a resilience fund to avert future disruption to passengers following the unprecedented flooding on Christmas Eve.
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'Mosaic' landscapes reduce fire risk, boost climate resilience in Peruvian Amazon
2014-02-20 08:55:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Ricardo Vásquez Sánchez glances up at the dry thatched roof on the wood-framed platform that is his home in Peru's sweltering Amazon lowlands. "If a spark lands there, it'll go up in flames,' he says. It is a very real danger, especially in the driest months of the year -- June through September, when his neighbors set fire to fields and pastures. A rogue gust of wind could whip the fire toward his home, burning through his cacao bushes and fruit trees, forcing him to flee with his wife and...
Fossil fuel divestment builds capacity and resilience, says Mary Robinson
2014-02-19 15:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Former Irish president Mary Robinson has said the fossil fuel divestment campaign is a shining example of what must be done in the fight against climate change. Robinson, the first female president of Ireland and a former UN high commissioner for human rights, also set up the Mary Robinson Foundation for Climate Justice. Writing in an article for the Guardian, Robinson argued that the extreme flooding recently experienced in the UK will be nothing compared to the weather shocks that future...
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Obama announces plan for $1bn climate resilience fund
2014-02-18 12:34:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: As David Cameron faces mounting calls for an increase in the UK government's funding for climate resilience efforts, US President Barack Obama is moving forward with plans to dramatically increase spending to tackle droughts and floods on the other side of the Atlantic. Obama used a trip to drought-hit California late last week, where over 91 per cent of the state was classified as experiencing severe or exceptional drought, to announce that he will include a new $1bn "climate resilience fund"...
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