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UN climate chief predicts 2015 talks won't fail

2013-04-24 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Associated Press: Governments are more serious and the impact of climate change is more dramatic, improving chances of a groundbreaking global warming pact in 2015 in contrast with the failure of such an effort in 2009, the U.N. climate chief said Tuesday. The climate change talks in Copenhagen were a resounding failure, setting back the movement to control global warming. Even so, the U.N. official, Christiana Figueres, is optimistic, though she admits the world needs to step up its efforts to meet its goals....

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Economist Predicts Bright Future for Pork Producers

2013-04-23 20:53:00| National Hog Farmer

Source: Purdue University More efficient land use, a stalled demand for corn ethanol and increased demand for meat in developing countries should help boost the livestock industry in coming years, according to a Purdue University agricultural economist. Farzad Taheripour, a research assistant professor of agricultural economics, used Food and Agriculture Organization and U.S. Department of Agriculture data, paired with Purdue's Global Trade Analysis Project model, to guide analysis of global economic issues. read more

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Loonie to stay near parity this year, predicts BMO chief economist

2013-04-22 15:29:00| Canadian Plastics Headlines

The Canadian dollar will remain near parity with the U.S. dollar for most of 2013, according to the Bank of Montreal (BMO) and businesses should take advantage of the situation before the loonie falls further.

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Plan predicts quick profit for American-US Airways merger

2013-04-17 09:49:23| Airlines - Topix.net

The newly merged American Airlines and US Airways expect to generate $47.8 billion in revenues by 2017, growing passenger revenues with a larger network.

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