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GE Shifts Away From Consumers
2014-09-08 21:18:06| Appliances - Topix.net
On Monday, the company that commercialized the light bulb said it would sell its appliance business to Sweden-based Electrolux AB for $3.3 billion.
Keystone Redux Haunts Trans Mountain as Fight Shifts to Climate
2014-09-02 14:16:53| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
The next fight over oil pipeline development in Canada is starting to look like Keystone XL version 2.0. This time the target is a $4.9 billion project by Houston billionaire Richard Kinder 's energy empire.
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Rich nations have moral duty to help island nations as climate change shifts weather patterns
2014-08-31 19:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Sydney Morning Herald: Small island nations, particularly those in the Pacific, are already experiencing "extreme effects" from global warming, and rich nations including Australia have a "moral responsibility" to help them cope with future unavoidable threats, a senior World Bank executive said. Atoll nations including Kiribati, Tuvalu and the Marshall Islands are seeing shifting rainfall patterns, rising sea-levels and ocean acidification that are forcing islanders to move, said Rachel Kyte, the World Bank's special...
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Three processed meat factories to close down across USA as customer demand shifts away from hot dogs
2014-08-09 23:09:59| Food - Topix.net
Tyson Foods Inc., the Springdale, Arkansas-based meat processor, announced plans to shut down three factories, in Iowa, New York and New Mexico, eliminating jobs for nearly one thousand people.
Idaho Shifts Policy, Behavior Response to Climate Change
2014-08-03 09:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Statesman: Despite the uncertainty over the scale and the speed of climate change, Idaho leaders are beginning to discuss how to adapt and how to reduce its impacts. Boise law firm Holland and Hart held a workshop for its Idaho clients and lawmakers last week where scientists and policymakers examined how the state can reduce the effects of warmer winters, earlier runoffs and increased wildfires. It came the same week that Obamas Council of Economic Advisers reported that delaying action to reduce carbon...
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