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IKEA pledges 1 billion euros to help slow climate change

2015-06-04 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Reuters: IKEA, the world's biggest furniture retailer, plans to spend 1 billion euros ($1.13 billion) on renewable energy and steps to help poor nations cope with climate change, the latest example of firms upstaging governments in efforts to slow warming. Chief Executive Peter Agnefjall said the measures would "absolutely not" push up prices at the Swedish group's stores. The investments will be "good for customers, good for the climate and good for IKEA too," he told Reuters. He said the plan was motivated...

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USDA weather recap: Showers across the Midwest slow planting, benefit crops

2015-06-04 00:38:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

Source: USDA Significant rain overspread the Great Lakes region, including Wisconsin and Michigan. Rain also extended eastward through northern New England, but was much lighter in the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic states. In much of the Midwest, occasional showers slowed soybean and late-season corn planting efforts, but benefited pastures and already emerged crops. Interstitial Ads Frequency: -1 read more

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While Auto Sales Rev Up For Summer, Wall Street Closes Slow

2015-06-03 00:41:26| Auto Dealers - Topix.net

The Senate advanced the USA Freedom Act on Tuesday, putting lawmakers one step closer to passing legislation to reform the NSA's domestic surveillance pr... -- The family members of four Americans long held captive in Iran will stand before Congress on Tuesday to urge lawmakers to increase the pressure on the Islamic ... Producers across Nebraska have experienced above average spring rains throughout the 2015 spring planting season. In some cases producers may not be able to plant all acreage ... OMAHA, Neb.

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