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Record low snowpacks in Southwest is bad news for water supplies
2015-04-15 15:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: Nine states report record low snowpacks. A report from the US Department of Agriculture states, the largest snowpack deficits are in record territory for many basins,especially in the Cascades and Sierra Nevada where single digit percent of normal conditions prevail. Very low snowpacks are reported in most of Washington, all of Oregon, Nevada, California, parts of Arizona, much of Idaho, parts of New Mexico, three basins in Wyoming, one basin in Montana, and most of Utah. This region is undergoing...
Higher Interest Rates Will Be Bad News Even For Some Stalwarts
2015-03-20 17:33:30| Agriculture - Topix.net
Some stalwarts, such as General Mills, Coca-Cola, and Philip Morris, have failed to achieve meaningful growth in the last three years. To mask their declining earnings, these companies have resorted to aggressive share repurchases, and thus have increased their net debt and annual interest expense.
Nothing Can Sweeten This Bad News for the Sugar Industry
2015-03-20 07:52:12| Sugar Industry News
For decades, big business has been at odds with the government over regulation of certain industries. The desire to clamp down, from the government or public\'s perspective, is the result of undue harm being caused by industry as a result of use of specific products, or simply externalities caused by product creation. Businesses, on the other hand, are simply trying to maximize profits at any cost.
Biofuel may be bad news for forests, climate, food security, says report
2015-02-27 19:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: A new report from the World Resources Institute finds that dedicating land to the production of biofuels, a form of renewable energy made from plants, may undermine efforts to achieve a sustainable food future, combat climate change, and protect forests. The global population hit seven billion in 2011 and is expected to grow to nine billion in 2050. Feeding all those people without chopping down forests for agriculture and livestock will already be a difficult task, according to Tim Searchinger,...
Former U.S. Steel plant's cleanup potentially bad news for sightseeing railroad
2015-02-23 15:39:41| Steel - Topix.net
A tourist railroad could be impacted by the cleanup of a United States Steel Corp. Superfund site near Duluth, Minn. The Duluth News Tribune reported the environmental efforts could spell the end of the Lake Superior & Mississippi Railroad's sightseeing trips along the St. Louis River.
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