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Oil slumps below $88 on signs of rising output from Middle East producers
2014-10-13 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
The price of Brent crude oil slumped below $88 a barrel today, a four-year low, due to signs of rising output from major producers in the Middle East.
Dam rising in Ethiopia stirs hope and tension
2014-10-12 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New York Times: There is a remote stretch of land in Ethiopias forested northwest where the dust never settles. All week, day and night, thousands of workers pulverize rocks and lay concrete along a major tributary of the Nile River. It is the site of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam, the continents biggest hydropower plant and one of the most ambitious infrastructure projects ever in Africa. Ethiopia is a poor country, often known best for its past famines, but officials say the dam will be paid for without...
Prince Albert: Rising oceans could be 'catastrophic'
2014-10-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Desert Sun: Saying that time is running out for fixes as oceans rise and grow more acidic, Prince Albert II of Monaco on Friday expressed hope that a retreat at Sunnylands offers a vital opportunity for scientists and policymakers to agree on potential solutions. Albert's comments came in an email to The Desert Sun hours before he opened the three-day retreat at the Annenberg family estate in Rancho Mirage. "This retreat is bringing together scientists, marine environment specialists as well as economic...
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Tyson Foods expected to ride rising meat prices to record profits
2014-10-09 05:07:27| Food - Topix.net
The 2014 fiscal year is shaping up to be another record year for Tyson Foods thanks to potential gains from rising meat prices and the $8.5 billion purchase of Hillshire Brands. Even the biggest of naysayers have come back around in recent days with respect to profit potential of the pro-forma company.
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Fish failing to adapt to rising carbon dioxide levels in ocean
2014-10-05 18:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Rising carbon dioxide levels in oceans adversely change the behaviour of fish through generations, raising the possibility that marine species may never fully adapt to their changed environment, research has found. The study, published in Nature Climate Change, found that elevated CO2 levels affected fish regardless of whether their parents had also experienced the same environment. Spiny damselfish were kept in water with different CO2 levels for several months. One level was consistent with...
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