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ECB minutes highlight QE delay risks
2015-02-19 17:26:50| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The first-ever minutes from the European Central Bank reveal its chief economist warned of the hazards of delaying the introduction of quantitative easing.
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America's heartland risks ag economic disruptions as climate change advances, report says
2015-02-16 07:15:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
High Plains Journal: The Midwestern U.S. faces potential disruptions to its agricultural economy, and dangerous levels of heat in many of its largest cities, if climate change continues unabated, according to a new report released Jan. 23 by the Risky Business Project. Heat in the Heartland: Climate Change and Economic Risk in the Midwest details how extreme heat--the signature impact of a changing climate--could transform the Midwests economy. Absent significant adaptation, overall crop yields will likely decline,...
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Risks of climate engineering weighed last-ditch answer
2015-02-11 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: It could be the plot of a science-fiction thriller: fertilize the ocean with iron to suck up coral-killing carbon dioxide or seed the skies with tiny droplets to block the suns rays. In a report released Tuesday, a National Academy of Sciences panel found little evidence that researchers can deploy technologies to safely counteract global warming any time soon. Still, the academy concluded that the U.S. needs to start funding research in a bid to understand the technical and environmental hurdles...
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Investments in African schools, health and other infrastructure exposed to climate risks
2015-02-10 16:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Investments in African schools, healthcare and other infrastructure are at risk from the long-term impacts of global warming because governments and businesses are not considering climate information in their plans, researchers have warned. They looked at how climate predictions starting from five years to decades ahead were used in Malawi, Rwanda, Zambia and the coastal cities of Accra in Ghana and Maputo in Mozambique, as well as by planners of large African dams and ports. In a report, they...
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Concrete sow facility stands solid against risks
2015-02-04 22:25:00| National Hog Farmer
Fire can be devastating to a livestock operation, and the Gourley Brothers from Webster City, Iowa, know that firsthand. In 1993, the brothers lost a good portion of a sow unit, and that is something they don’t want to go through again. That facility was rebuilt as a traditional hog barn structure, with wood and steel. read more
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