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Debating the Dilemma of Aging Farmers
2013-12-02 21:51:00| National Hog Farmer
Source: Associated Press One Ohio State University (OSU) professor argues that the fear of aging farmers staying on the land too long delaying turnover is overstated. He says the United States likely will have little problem replacing aging farmers as long as business is good, as it has been for the past decade, in an Associated Press report by David Pitt. read more
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The forgotten crisis: Why is no one in Britain debating climate change?
2013-10-01 10:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ecologist: Climate change has dropped down the agenda this party conference season - and even the boldest report yet from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) has not proved sufficient to shake politicians out of their malaise. While energy policy has enjoyed the limelight at the Labour conference in Brighton, the forgotten crisis of carbon emissions has barely registered in the minds of Conservative politicians gathering in Manchester this week. Tory activists in the environment and climate...
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Debating health, nutrition, and synthetic sweeteners in foods and beverages
2013-09-05 23:46:09| Beverages - Topix.net
Do you like a little sugar in your morning coffee? How about a sugary topping on an apple pie or something to sweeten the flavor of your soft drink? Are all sweeteners the same and what about a sugary flavor that comes from corn? What happens when you drink some of those zero calorie synthetically-sweetened sodas? First, one of the artificial ... (more)
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Debating the future of coal
2013-07-21 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Cincinnati: Coal is a dirty fuel that worsens our regions air quality, exacerbates asthma and other respiratory diseases, and produces huge amounts of CO2 emissions that contribute to climate change. Its also a cheap and plentiful fuel that powers most of the electricity in Ohio, Indiana and Kentucky, keeps utility rates low, and helps employ thousands of people in the region. So when President Obama ordered limits on carbon emissions from power plants last month, local businesses and advocacy groups reacted...
Debating future of Japan's electronics industry
2013-04-22 16:26:04| Electronics - Topix.net
As Japan's ailing electronics manufacturers continue to lay off engineers by the thousands, the next move here is a focus of intense speculation around the global electronics industry.
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