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Dot Earth Blog: More Signs of Peak Us in New Study of Peak Oil Demand
2013-07-10 21:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: Back in 2010, I asked this question: "Which Comes First Peak Everything or Peak Us?" My focus was whether humans could use the gift of foresight to curb resource appetites in ways that would avoid having the peak imposed on us by shortages or human-induced environmental shifts like climate disruption. There are growing signs the answer is yes. First came work pointing to "peak travel." Then I wrote about a study foreseeing "peak farmland" - an end to the need to keep pressing into untrammeled...
Taiwanese chip foundries to feel pinch as premium phones peak
2013-07-10 12:39:08| Semiconductors - Topix.net
Taiwan's top foundries may need to rein in expectations for the second half of the year as high-end smartphone sales growth cools and chip buyers look to ship more low-cost, low-margin gadgets to emerging markets like China.
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CHINA: Peak Sport Products in H1 profit warning
2013-07-08 19:02:00| Daily apparel & textile news and comment - from just-style.com
Branded sportswear company Peak Sport Products has said it expects first-half profit to decline "considerably" after industry-wide destocking and sluggish economic conditions hit demand.
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GKN Driveline partnered with 3 of 7 teams in electric division of Pikes Peak, including the winner
2013-07-08 12:30:14| Green Car Congress
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The real threat to our future is peak water
2013-07-06 15:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Observer: Peak oil has generated headlines in recent years, but the real threat to our future is peak water. There are substitutes for oil, but not for water. We can produce food without oil, but not without water. We drink on average four quarts (4.5 litres) of water per day, in one form or another, but the food we eat each day requires 2,000 quarts of water to produce, or 500 times as much. Getting enough water to drink is relatively easy, but finding enough to produce the ever-growing quantities of grain...
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