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Israel Bets On Recycled Water To Meet Its Growing Thirst
2015-06-21 15:43:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Recycling sewage water has helped free Israel, a desert country, from depending on rain. Treated sewage water provides close to a quarter of Israel's demand for water, right behind desalination, the other major process that has eased Israel's fear of drought. But making that water - from toilets, showers, and factories - clean enough to use is challenging. One of the first steps is removing garbage from the sewage system. At Israel's biggest wastewater treatment plant, called Shafdan, three-quarters...
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Japan's maverick billionaire bets big abroad
2015-06-08 15:10:16| Telecom - Topix.net
Masayoshi Son, the billionaire founder and CEO of SoftBank, Japan's telecom and Internet giant, is one of his country's few mavericks. When his company placed a $20 million bet 15 years ago on Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce company, plenty of peers considered it too risky a venture.
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Monsanto Bets $45 Billion on a Pesticide-Soaked Future
2015-05-14 08:46:27| Biotech - Topix.net
Once an industrial-chemical titan, GMO seed giant Monsanto has rebranded itself as a "sustainable agriculture company." Forget about '70s-era boondoggles like PCB and Agent Orange - the modern Monsanto "uses plant breeding and biotechnology to create seeds that grow into stronger, more resilient crops that require fewer resources," as the company's website has it .
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Keurig bets on cold-brewing system to heat up profits
2015-05-11 03:16:00| Beverages - Topix.net
Business is running hot and cold at Keurig Green Mountain, the Vermont company behind the K-Cup single-serve brewing revolution. Keurig's hot coffee system helped propel its shares more than 600 percent higher from the lows of 2012 to a peak last fall.
RVs' Seasonal Slump Might Invite 'Bullish Bets'
2015-05-08 14:59:00| Mobile Homes - Topix.net
Shares of recreational vehicle manufacturers are entering a period characterized by seasonal weakness, even as sales are rising. According to Bloomberg Business Review, if the decade-long market pattern holds this year, it could present an opportunity for bullish investors.
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