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Beef demand grows in third quarter
2015-10-24 03:42:00| Beef
Beef demand in the third quarter was 8.7% more than the same quarter in 2014, according to the recent Kansas State University (KSU) All Fresh Beef Demand Index. According to Glynn Tonsor, KSU agricultural economist, per capita consumption increased by 2% and real prices increased by 6%. read more
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TalkTalk Attacked, Hit With Ransom Demand
2015-10-23 22:43:57| TechNewsWorld
TalkTalk on Thursday announced that it received a ransom demand following a cyberattack that may have compromised the credit card and bank details of millions of customers. "TalkTalk constantly updates its systems to make sure they are as secure as possible against the rapidly evolving threat of cybercrime, impacting an increasing number of individuals and organizations," CEO Dido Harding said.
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New study suggests fossil fuel demand is beginning a nosedive
2015-10-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Successful companies make and sell products that consumers demand, and fossil energy companies have long said demand for their products -- particularly from emerging markets -- will be strong decades from now. A group of U.K. researchers trying to debunk that notion issued its latest salvo last night. In a point-by-point analysis of population, economic, labor, energy and development trends, the authors of a report from Carbon Tracker Initiative, a London think tank that studies climate change...
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US home sales climb 4.7 per cent in September; strong demand but few homes coming onto market
2015-10-22 17:38:36| Real Estate - Topix.net
Americans snapped up more homes in September, suggesting that the U.S. housing sector remains insulated from global economic turmoil. The National Association of Realtors said Thursday that sales of existing homes jumped 4.7 per cent last month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.55 million.
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US forests under threat as demand for wood-based biofuels grows - report
2015-10-21 16:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: European Union (EU) rules intended to reduce power plant reliance on fossil fuels are threatening significant areas of ecologically important hardwood forests across the southeastern US, and will do little to mitigate carbon emissions, according to a new report. The report, produced by the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) in collaboration with the Conservation Biology Institute, detailed a 150% increase in wood pellet exports (pdf) from the US during the past three years. Most are bound...
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