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World will use 56 percent more energy by 2040
2013-07-26 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science Monitor: Developing countries are driving the consumption of inexpensive fossil fuels, relying on them to fuel their emerging economies. That growth is likely to continue, but government intervention and international exchanges of low-carbon technology can help mitigate the energy and environmental impacts of economic development, experts say. "There is still the opportunity, with smart policy interventions, to moderate the energy and emissions growth and potentially preserve the option of limiting warming...
McKenzie River snowpack to drop by 56 percent due to global warming
2013-07-26 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
The Oregonian: A new study adds to a growing chorus of data that show that in a warmer world, Oregon could see more floods in winter and more droughts in summer. Oregon State University researchers simulated the effect of 2 degree Celsius increase on snow in the Cascade Range. Their findings -- published this month in the journal Hydrology and Earth System Sciences -- reveals that as more precipitation falls as rain instead of snow, peak snowpack in the McKenzie River watershed will drop an average of 56 percent....
Timken reports 55 percent drop in profits
2013-07-26 06:48:35| Industrial Machines - Topix.net
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Bunge's Q2 earnings fall 50 percent
2013-07-25 19:24:51| Agriculture - Topix.net
Agribusiness Bunge Ltd. saw its second-quarter net income fall 50 percent to $136 million compared with last year's quarter on tight crop supplies in the Northern Hemisphere.
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Southwest Airlines' 2Q profit slips 2 percent
2013-07-25 14:10:03| Airlines - Topix.net
Southwest Airlines is getting a small break at the fuel pump, and that's helping it beat Wall Street expectations for profit.
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