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Fitch cuts cash flow forecasts for European telco sector
2013-07-15 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
Ratings firm warns Portugal Telecom, Telecom Italia particularly exposed to domestic economic woes.
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Alarmist US report highlights risks of climate change to energy sector
2013-07-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Financial Post: In a report supporting Barack Obamas renewed push to fight climate change, the United States Department of Energy said its energy sector is increasingly vulnerable to extreme weather events like hurricanes, floods and decreased water availability and needs to shore up its preparedness. The magnitude of the challenge posed by climate change on an aging and already stressed U.S. energy system could outpace current adaptation efforts, unless a more comprehensive and accelerated approach is adopted,...
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European Offshore Wind Sector Growing, But Troubles Lie Ahead, Report Says
2013-07-12 19:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: European nations installed a record number of offshore wind turbinesduring the first half of 2013, adding more than twice the capacity installed during the same period in 2012, according to the European Wind Energy Association (EWEA), an industry group. A total of 277 new turbines in seven wind farms were fully connected to the grid during the six-month period, adding 1,045 megawatts of energy capacity, with another 130 turbines installed but awaiting connection to the grid, the group says in a new...
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Offshore wind sector at the mercy of subsidy whims
2013-07-12 11:29:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Bremerhaven, the bleak, windswept home to high unemployment and the remnants of a once-mighty shipping industry, is striving to reinvent itself as an offshore wind hub. It seems logical for the north German port to redeploy skills common to building ships and giant turbines, but success depends on guarantees of the green subsidies that are stoking fierce debate across Europe. Those who oppose subsidies say they inflate energy prices and undermine Europe's competitiveness at a time when the...
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Mid-Market Grocers Continue to Struggle in Fiercely Competitive Sector
2013-07-11 18:09:00| National Real Estate Investor
Krogers planned acquisition of Harris Teeter again highlights that traditional grocery operators are fighting for survival. read more
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