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Gold mining in the Amazon rainforest surges 400%
2013-10-28 20:36:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The extent of gold mining in the Peruvian Amazon has surged 400 percent since 1999 due to rocketing gold prices, wreaking havoc on forests and devastating local rivers, finds a new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS). The assessment, led by Greg Asner of the Carnegie Institution for Science, is based on a combination of satellite imagery, on-the-ground field surveys, and an advanced airplane-based sensor that can accurately measure the rainforest canopy...
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Samsung profit surges to record
2013-10-25 02:27:46| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Samsung Electronics posts a record quarterly operating profit due to strong smartphone sales and a recovery in its chip business.
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Architecture Billings Index Surges Higher
2013-10-24 16:31:00| Electrical Construction & Maintenance
Showing a steady increase in the demand for design services, the Architecture Billings Index continues to accelerate, as it reached its second highest level of the year. read more
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Shale Output Surges
2013-10-24 04:46:26| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Consol Energy is pumping 17 percent more natural gas than it did last year, a continuing pattern among numerous companies that shows overall Marcellus Shale production is six times higher than in 2009.
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Canam reinstates dividend as Q3 profit surges to $10 million on higher revenues
2013-10-24 04:21:22| Steel - Topix.net
Canam Group is reinstating its quarterly dividend after the fabricator of steel structures for the construction industry saw profits surge to $10 million in the third quarter on a strong boost in revenue.
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