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Monstrous melt: Distant Antarctica glaciers have scientists worried
2015-03-22 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: The great ice sheet of West Antarctica has begun sliding into what scientists believe is an irreversible collapse. It will take a century, but once glaciers that took tens of thousands of years to form are gone, the absence will result in a sea level rise in the Northern Hemisphere of at least 10 feet. If this were the only scenario to worry about, it would be more than enough to qualify as a catastrophe. Unfortunately, West Antarctica isn't the only ice formation that may disappear from the bottom...
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Furniture manufacturers worried by port troubles
2015-02-09 17:54:42| Furniture - Topix.net
The Spring Tupelo Furniture Market wrapped up Sunday, and manufacturers are headed to their factories to get the production lines cranked up to fulfill the orders placed by retailers from across the country. But there is some unease among many in the furniture industry, which, like many others, are keeping a close eye on the West Coast.
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Union Pacific Is Worried About West Coast Labor Dispute
2015-01-25 11:15:47| Railroads - Topix.net
Union Pacific leadership is worried about West Coast port congestion and possible strike if there is no resolution between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union and the Pacific Maritime Association. Union Pacific and its chief rival, BNSF Railway, owned by Berkshire Hathaway , face loss of business if there is no resolution between the International Longshore and Warehouse Union, and the Pacific Maritime Association, representing waterfront employers.
When it comes to climate, Modi is more worried about renewables than Obama's emission cuts
2015-01-22 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: With U.S. President Barack Obamas visit to India just days away, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is focused more on boosting the use of renewables in his country than committing to cuts in greenhouse-gas emissions. Obama announced a pact with China two months ago for capping emissions, raising the pressure on India, the third-biggest greenhouse polluter behind those two countries, to follow suit. Instead, Modi is likely to cite a 90 percent success rate in a program aimed at forcing companies to...
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Why Whole Foods' CEO isn't worried about Sprouts
2015-01-15 09:06:46| Grocery - Topix.net
Walter Robb , co-CEO of Whole Foods Market Inc. , the natural and organic supermarket chain, isn't threatened by Phoenix-based rival Sprouts Farmers Markets Inc. While he tips his hat to Sprouts and its success, Robb does not think it can compete with Austin-based Whole Foods , which operates five Phoenix-area stores compared to the nearly two dozen Sprouts locations in the region. "They've done well.
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