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Study Finds Exit From EU Poses Serious Risks to Farmers
2016-04-07 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
UK - A Brexit is likely to have significant impacts on the agricultural sector in the UK, a study by Wageningen UR in the Netherlands, funded by the UK's National Farmers' Union (NFU), has shown.
White House: Climate Change Poses Urgent Health Risk
2016-04-07 01:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Climate change is a major threat to human health, with extreme heat likely to kill 27,000 Americans annually by 2100, according to a report released Monday by the White House. The report, by the U.S. Global Change Research Program, outlines numerous ways global warming could devastate public health in the U.S. this century. Projected increase in deaths due to warming in summer (April-September) and winter (October-March), and net change in deaths compared to 1990 baseline period for 209 U.S....
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ChemChina's takeover 'poses no security issues'
2016-03-28 17:34:51| Chemicals - Topix.net
Swiss agriculture company Syngenta AG said on Friday that its planned sale to State-owned conglomerate China National Chemical Corp poses no food safety or national security issues. The company was responding to US lawmakers after they raised concerns over the $43 billion takeover.
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Mosquitoes' rapid spread poses threat beyond Zika
2016-03-13 01:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: As the world focuses on Zika's rapid advance in the Americas, experts warn the virus that originated in Africa is just one of a growing number of continent-jumping diseases carried by mosquitoes threatening swathes of humanity. The battle against the insects on the streets of Brazil is the latest in an ancient war between humankind and the Culicidae, or mosquito, family which the pests frequently win. Today, mosquito invaders are turning up with increasing regularity from Washington DC to Strasbourg,...
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Warren Buffett says it's 'highly likely' climate change poses a major problem
2016-02-27 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Business Insider: Warren Buffett doesn't think climate change is a major worry for Berkshire Hathaway shareholders. In his latest letter to holders, Buffet addressed the topic of climate change as there is a proxy proposal for Berkshire to discuss how climate change could affect its insurance business at its upcoming meeting. Buffett writes that he is not denying the science showing that climate change will likely be a problem. But he's just not 100% certain that it will be. From the letter (emphasis ours):...
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