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Chocolate merger builds big company
2013-11-17 12:39:39| Agriculture - Topix.net
Cocoa processing - the process of turning raw cocoa beans into powder, liquor and butter - is a major step in creating the candy bars and truffles that line store shelves.
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Ackman's Pershing Square takes big stakes in Freddie, Fannie
2013-11-16 21:37:08| Energy - Topix.net
Activist investor Bill Ackman's Pershing Square hedge fund has invested half a billion dollars to acquire stakes of nearly 10 percent each in Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, the latest big investor this week to buy into the mortgage finance companies.
Prize exploring the next big idea in rainforest conservation announced
2013-11-16 17:53:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Mongabay.org, a non-profit that aims to raise awareness about social and environmental issues relating to tropical forests and other ecosystems, has announced the first winner of its environmental reporting prize under its Special Reporting Initiative (SRI) program. The prize sought proposals to explore the question of "What's the next big idea in tropical biodiversity conservation?". After a two-month application window and a month of deliberations, this week an independent panel of journalists,...
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Sea-level rise taking the pines out of Big Pine Key
2013-11-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
WLRN: Big Pine Key takes its name from the pine forests that cover the island, about 30 miles from Key West. Rare plants and endangered animals -- such as the Key deer -- live in those forests. But now the forests and hammocks are threatened by the rising seas around and beneath them. Robert Ehrig points to a piece of land that was hardwood hammock when he came to live here 35 years ago. All the palms in here are dead, Ehrig said. The last one died about the time of Hurricane Wilma, about seven,...
Tiny algae signal big changes for warming Arctic lakes
2013-11-15 15:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The mighty polar bear has long been the poster child for the effects of global warming in the Arctic, but the microscopic diatom tells an equally powerful story. Diatoms are a type of algae that form the base of the food chain in watery habitats the world over. Disturbances among lake diatoms have exposed the impacts of rapid warming in the Hudson Bay Lowlands of eastern Canada, researchers reported Oct. 9 in the Proceedings of the Royal Society B. View of Hudson Bay from space. Red dot indicates...
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