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Arctic Drilling: A Giant Gamble for the Planet and Shells Bottom Line
2015-08-31 14:47:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Its a gamble--some would say a giant gamble. Before even one litre of oil has been found, the Anglo-Dutch Shell group is believed to have spent more than US$7 billion--just making preparations for its latest Arctic venture. Shell is betting on finding the oil industrys Holy Grail: according to 2008 estimates by the U.S. Geological Survey, the Arctic contains more than 20 percent of the worlds remaining hydrocarbon resources--including at least 90 billion barrels of oil. If Shell does strike...
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Delivery wars: Ocado takes on Amazon in its heartland as US giant...
2015-08-30 00:31:56| Grocery - Topix.net
British online grocery delivery service Ocado is gearing up to launch overseas, as it positions itself to take on US giant Amazon on the international stage. Ocado is closing in on an international deal.
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Report: Cream of Wheat maker B&G Foods Inc. has a Giant appetite
2015-08-29 10:11:13| Food - Topix.net
B&G Foods Inc. , which makes snack foods and Cream of Wheat cereal, may be close to a deal to acquire General Mills Inc.'s Green Giant vegetable business. Reuters reports that Parsippany, N.J.-based B&G is in late-stage discussions with General Mills , according to unnamed sources familiar with the matter.
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As giant sequoias get a drought checkup, there's good news and bad
2015-08-28 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: Sixty feet from the top of a giant sequoia named Kong, biologist Anthony Ambrose studied the foliage around him. Dense clusters of green leaves grew like shaving brushes from the branches, cones clustered like Indian clubs. Topping out 25 stories above the ground, Kong was spectacular, an ancient beastly creature well-suited for its name. Its trunk at the base measured 17 feet across. This broccoli top, Ambrose thought, was doing well, much like the other sequoias he had climbed. Water and...
Silicon Valley tech giant buys Raleigh-based RTI spinoff for $39M
2015-08-28 02:25:40| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
Silicon Valley technology firm Tessera Technologies is acquiring Raleigh-based Ziptronix for $39 million in an all cash deal. The buyout means a big pay day for CEO Dan Donabedian and the rest of the six-person team, all of whom, Donabedian confirms, have equity in the company.
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