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Study: Climate change raises risks of power outages

2015-01-01 23:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Baltimore Sun: In the December issue of Climatic Change, researchers suggest that increases in storm frequency, as predicted by some climate scientists, are likely to aggravate power outages in hurricane-prone areas like Miami or New Orleans. But if hurricanes become more intense, as many climate researchers expect, the study found severe outages could occur in areas that now suffer relatively few storm landfalls - such as New York, Philadelphia and Hartford, Conn. "Hartford [is] not some place you'd think of...

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India Refiners Boom Amid Oil Bust as Investors Eye Risks

2014-12-29 01:28:52| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

Oil's slump has almost doubled the value of India 's big, state-owned refiners, outpacing the rest of the industry from China to the U.S. The companies had been forced to make a large proportion of sales at below cost for over a decade. Now, they can profit from fuels after India's new government saw its opportunity in falling oil prices to deregulate the market without bothering its inflation targets.

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Despite A Reminder Of The Risks, Senomyx Still Has Appealing Potential

2014-12-20 19:45:44| Chemicals - Topix.net

PepsiCo's delay of its commercial launch of products containing Senomyx's sweetness modifier is a reminder of the challenges of transitioning from a research company to a revenue-producing company. Senomyx's self-directed commercialization efforts have gotten off to a slow start, but it can take years for new products to hit the shelves.

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Oil Crash Exposes New Risks for U.S. Shale Drillers

2014-12-19 15:24:37| Oil & Gas - Topix.net

Tumbling oil prices have exposed a weakness in the insurance that some U.S. shale drillers bought to protect themselves against a crash. At least six companies, including Pioneer Natural Resources Co.

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