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need2know: Wild ride ahead

2014-10-16 01:16:59| IT Services - Topix.net

Taking their queue from overseas markets, local shares are set for a sharp drop at the open and perhaps a few sharp swings through Thursday's session. What you need2know: SPI futures down 31 pts at 5190 AUD at 88.10 US cents In late trade, S&P 500 -1%, Dow -1.2%, Nasdaq -0.4% In Europe, Euro Stoxx 50 -3.6%, FTSE -2.8%, CAC -3.6%, DAX -2.9% Spot gold up $US7.70 to $US1240.53 an ounce Brent oil down $US1.58 to $US83.46 per barrel What's on today Ten Network Holdings full-year results; Australia employment data, Reserve Bank of Australia assistant governor Guy Debell panel participation at Thomson Reuters FX Benchmark event, Sydney; US industrial production, Philadelphia Fed index, unemployment; FOMC Charles Plosser speaks.

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Climate change demands 'national effort' to protect Atlantic wild salmon

2014-10-13 12:23:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Irish Times: Climate change impacts on Atlantic wild salmon are so severe that a co-ordinated national effort is required to protect the stock, according to Salmon Watch Ireland (SWIRL). The non-governmental organisation, which is dedicated to conservation and restoration to abundance of wild salmon, has called on the Government to establish a national salmon conservation commission to deal with what it describes as a crisis in stock levels. Changes in weather patterns including flash flooding and...

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Wisconsin County Shuts Down Frac-Sand Operation 'Running Wild'

2014-10-10 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Star Tribune: A Wisconsin frac-sand mine that was running wild and dumping polluted wastewater into an unlined pond against regulations has been shut down by Trempealeau County. The Guza Pit, four miles south of Independence, Wis., had been operating without a permit and was shut down Monday with a stop-work order from county regulators. It could face fines when the situation is sorted out, said Kevin Lien, who heads the countys zoning office. The episode illustrates the challenges local regulators have...

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