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Australia: Drought spreads key farming areas as El Nio gets going
2015-07-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Morning Herald: Australia's drought-hit regions are expanding in the lower Murray-Darling Basin as key climate influences in the Indian and Pacific oceans tilt towards drier conditions. While June brought bumper rains to western parts of NSW, "a substantial area" of south-eastern South Australia and western Victoria has posted record-low rainfall over the past 12 months, the Bureau of Meteorology said in its latest drought update. "Serious or severe rainfall deficiencies have been observed in parts of the...
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Rothschild Australia upbeat on outlook after swinging to profit
2015-07-06 12:05:22| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
Advising foreign suitors on separate takeovers of David Jones and Primo Smallgoods helped Rothschild Australia swing to a profit in the 12 months ended March 31. Rothschild last year advised South Africa's Woolworths on its successful tilt at David Jones, and worked with Brazil's JBS on its acquisition of Primo. The David Jones transaction also saw Rothschild providing debt financing advice, and the firm was an independent adviser on the Westfield restructure, as well as helping Royal Dutch Shell in the selldown of its stake in Woodside Petroleum.
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Carbon tax repeal sparks jump Australia electricity emissions
2015-07-05 08:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Electricity emissions have jumped since the repeal of the carbon tax, the Climate Council says. The council cites new data by consultants Pitt & Sherry, showing carbon dioxide emissions from the electricity grid went up 6.4m tonnes in the last financial year since the tax was axed. The increase of 4.3% has undone part of an 11% fall in emissions during the two years the tax was in place. The federal government will soon outline Australias post-2020 targets, before the Paris conference in...
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Logistics and Lizards Disrupt Chevrons Project Off Australia
2015-07-04 09:05:45| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Getting anything to Chevrons gas-processing plant on Barrow Island is a bit of a trick. Some supplies travel 15 hours from Perth to a supply base for shipping. En route, trucks cannot stop under trees, to avoid picking up bugs and bird droppings. When people and cargo finally make it to the island, an army of 300 enforces a quarantine: Every Velcro strap on clothing and bags is checked for seed pods, boots are scrubbed free of dirt and pants with cuffs never even make it ashore. Such measures...
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Wool Prices in Australia, China, South Africa and New Zealand (Weekly Report)
2015-07-03 23:03:51| EmergingTextiles.com
Wool prices have again fallen this week in Australia, however remaining far above their levels three months ago. Our report delivers a comprehensive view of wool prices in Australia, with a long list of micron types in A$, US$ and euro terms. Historical charts are also available, such as downloadable historical data. The China's Nanjing market is covered whereas links to weekly New Zealand and South African markets are provided.
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