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Saving Half Planet for Nature Isn't As Crazy As It Seems
2016-03-27 13:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Geographic: It's hard to be an optimist these days. We are living through what biologists call the sixth mass extinction, a time of dramatic depletion of species, from frogs to rhinos and butterflies. By the end of the century, it is estimated that one in six species will be extinct. The causes-human population growth, habitat loss, climate change-are complex and interlocking, fueling each other in an ever faster destructive spiral. But E.O. Wilson, the esteemed biologist and National Geographic Hubbard Award...
Monsanto Making Do, But It's M&A That Everyone Seems To Want
2016-01-08 02:01:40| Chemicals - Topix.net
Monsanto has a full R&D pipeline, but it's M&A that has everyone's attention - Syngenta is probably the best target, but Bayer and BASF are at least possible options. With a fair value around $105, shareholders can afford to be patient with Monsanto but a real upward move needs a healthier ag market or a positive M&A announcement.
VIDEO: Is India's growth as strong as it seems?
2015-08-27 08:01:06| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Official figures show that India's economy is growing at an annual rate of more than 7%, the fastest of any major country.
The National Beverage Corp: Not As Refreshing As It Seems?
2015-07-27 02:25:45| Beverages - Topix.net
At first glance, the National Beverage Corp. looks like a promising long investment, with its balanced portfolio of "healthy" and "unhealthy" brands. Steady growth in the past may not continue in the future given the projected outlook of the beverage industry; the Company's outlook depends on its ability to carve a niche.
This ice shelf is nearly the size of Scotland seems unstable
2015-05-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: In early 2002, scientists peering in on Antarctica from satellites saw something they found very alarming. The Larsen B ice shelf, bigger than Rhode Island and 720 feet thick, underwent a sudden collapse in only 35 days (video here). It was following in the footsteps of the 1,500-square-kilometer Larsen A ice shelf, which collapsed in 1995, but Larsen B was more than two times larger. The ice shelf, according to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, had likely existed for 12,000 years before...