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Carbon storage for sale: USDA grants promote markets for ecosystem services
2015-11-12 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: In September, the USDA's Natural Resources Conservation Service announced its 2015 round of Conservation Innovation Grants. The agency awarded 45 grants totaling about $20 million for projects to improve soil health and to develop environmental markets. The environmental markets projects are part of a relatively new approach to conservation known as payment for ecosystem services." The idea is to be able to quantify certain seemingly intangible environmental functions, like carbon sequestration,...
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El Nino may stir grain markets more than Black Sea drought
2015-11-11 23:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: El Nino could have a bigger impact on grain and oilseed markets than drought in Russia and Ukraine, which may be alleviated before the crucial spring growth period, analysts said on Wednesday. "You can't have a drought problem overnight," David Hightower, president of research firm The Hightower Report, said of conditions in Russia and Ukraine. Speaking at the Global Grain conference in Geneva, he said El Nino, however, could have far-reaching effects if it lowers palm oil output in top producers...
Vodafone says decided against spinning off emerging markets unit
2015-11-11 20:25:28| Telecom - Topix.net
A man casts silhouette onto an electronic screen displaying logo of Vodafone India after a news conference to announce the half year results in Mumbai, India, November 10, 2015. Mobile networks operator Vodafone has looked at spinning off its entire emerging markets unit, which includes its interests in India, Africa, New Zealand, Qatar and Turkey, but decided the synergies it gives justified keeping the group together, Chief Executive Vittorio Colao said on Wednesday.
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India Yarn Prices: Domestic and Export Markets (Weekly Report)
2015-11-11 18:04:20| EmergingTextiles.com
Yarn prices have remained relatively stable over the last seven days in India, ahead of Diwali. Demand could rebound in coming week, however. Our comprehensive review of Indian yarn markets covers the domestic markets in Ludhiana (Punjab) and Indore (Madhya Pradesh), with a wide range of products and counts, including cotton yarns (carded and combed), polyester spun, polyester-cotton, polyester-viscose and polyester-acrylic. Export market prices are also available for both cotton and polyester-cotton.
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Carney: Misconduct 'tainted' markets
2015-11-11 12:02:04| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Bank of England governor Mark Carney says public faith in markets has been shaken by "widespread misconduct" in certain sectors.
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