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Arctic methane release could cost economy $60 trillion
2013-07-24 09:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A release of methane in the Arctic could speed the melting of sea ice and climate change with a cost to the global economy of up to $60 trillion over coming decades, according to a paper published in the journal Nature. Researchers at the University of Cambridge and Erasmus University in the Netherlands used economic modelling to calculate the consequences of a release of a 50-gigatonne reservoir of methane from thawing permafrost under the East Siberian Sea. They examined a scenario in which...
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New EcoDiesel Engine Boosts Fuel Economy on 2014 Ram Trucks
2013-07-23 19:17:34| ENR.com: Headline News
Rams heavy-duty pickups also get a larger HEMI V-8 gasoline engine option.
Cybercrime costing economy up to $500B a year, study finds
2013-07-23 17:57:21| CNET News.com
Real-world losses due to cybercrime add up to between $100 billion and $500 billion globally, and more than 500,000 jobs in the U.S. alone, according to report commissioned by McAfee. [Read more]
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United Kingdom: Wild crop seeds could provide 128bn boost to economy
2013-07-23 01:25:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Preserving the wild relatives of some of the world's most popular crop plants such as wheat, potato, rice and sugarcane, could be worth up to $196bn (128bn) to the economy. That is the conclusion of a report commissioned by Kew's Millennium Seed Bank, which warns that many of the wild varieties of our most important food crops that can be used to boost agriculture, are at risk of dying out. Crop wild relatives (CWRs) can be cross bred with existing crop varieties to help produce higher yields...
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The Continued Rise of the Purpose Economy
2013-07-22 22:01:27| Airlines - Topix.net
Several weeks ago, there was a lot of buzz surrounding the three-way discussion between myself, Thierry de Baillon and Deb Lavoy.
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