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Disturbed Tropical Forests Store Carbon But Are Slow to Regain Plant Biodiversity, Study Says
2013-11-06 18:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: In tropical forests that are regrowing after major disturbances, the ability to store carbon recovers more quickly than plant biodiversity, researchers from the U.K. have found. However, even after 80 years, recovering forests store less carbon than old-growth forests, according to a study published in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B. This is likely because regenerating forests are often dominated by small, fast-growing trees and it may take centuries for larger trees, which hold more carbon,...
Berkshire posts slow gain in its operations
2013-11-04 08:18:27| Railroads - Topix.net
Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway posted a 29 percent jump in third-quarter profit on Friday as it recorded big gains on investments made during the financial crisis, but operating results missed forecasts amid weak insurance returns.
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Cleaner cookstoves can boost health and slow global warming
2013-11-04 08:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Cleaner cookstoves could save a million lives every year, but costs need to decrease sharply for poor households in developing countries to be able to afford them, according to a World Bank report. On thin ice: how cutting pollution can slow warming and save lives, published on Sunday evening, calls for action to reduce common pollutants such as soot, known as black carbon, to not only slow global warming, but prevent millions of deaths. It warns that climate change in the cryosphere snow-capped...
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Mitsubishi Expands Into Asian Condos as Commodity Profits Slow
2013-11-04 03:31:29| Grocery - Topix.net
Mitsubishi Corp. , Asia's largest trading company by market value, is expanding into property development in Southeast Asia as the slowdown in China shrinks profits from its commodity businesses.
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Mitsubishi Expands Into Asian Condos as Commodity Profits Slow
2013-11-04 01:05:31| Food - Topix.net
Mitsubishi Corp. , Asia's largest trading company by market value, is expanding into property development in Southeast Asia as the slowdown in China shrinks profits from its commodity businesses.
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