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Chip start-ups faced financial blows in 2013

2014-01-19 10:36:04| Semiconductors - Topix.net

Venture capital funding, public offerings, and acquisitions in the semiconductor industry is said to have fallen considerably in 2013 and will continue to do so.Last year, 32 semiconductor funding deals raised $357.8 million; the dollar amount decreas...... What is a semiconductor? A class of materials, for instance silicon and germanium, whose ... (more)

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Wind Energy Blows Away Records Throughout Europe

2014-01-16 21:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: The data is in, and 2013 went out with a bang as wind energy output soared to new records across Europe. Electricity prices and air pollution dropped as wind energy drastically reduced fossil fuel use during high winter energy demand. Ireland, Denmark, Spain, Portugal, Germany, and the UK all saw noteworthy wind output records broken with no electric reliability problems. Below, we summarize the news that has just broken. Ireland The Emerald Isle is now green for two additional reasons, as...

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United Kingdom: Weather blows a warning for our future

2014-01-04 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Scotsman: Storms lash Britain again, bringing flooding, power cuts, and general misery to thousands. Across the Atlantic, the eastern United States and Canada are weighed down by huge snowfalls and temperatures more akin to the Arctic. In the southern hemisphere, Australia has just experienced the hottest year on record, sparking ferocious forest fires. Some may see this coincidence of extreme events as just that, an unlucky happenstance. They, however, are increasingly in the minority. The evidence now argues...

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Citizen Active: Book blows lid off food industry

2013-12-16 15:14:31| Food - Topix.net

You could easily ask: why was the new book "Salt Sugar Fat" even published? Don't we already know that these three ingredients contribute to overeating and poor health? Don't we already know that the goal of food companies is to make lots of money? Well, yes we do already know that.

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