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Palm Oil: Impact of climate change

2014-12-22 07:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Albany Times Union: You may have never heard of palm oil -- let alone thought about the role it played in your investment portfolio. But palm oil is fast becoming a ubiquitous ingredient, already present in half the goods we buy, from toothpaste to body wash, lipstick to detergent, cooking oil to ice cream and coffee to chocolate. Because it is free of trans fats, inexpensive and uses less acreage to grow than some alternatives, demand for palm oil has increased dramatically in the last decade and with it, so have...

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Virtual model of Arctic to monitor human impact and climate change

2014-12-20 17:49:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

RT: Russian scientists are working on a high-tech virtual map of the Arctic in order to keep track of climate change developments and monitor human impact on the area, in what may help pave the way for safer mining of the region's oil and gas reserves. The project is being developed by the Siberian branch of the Russian Academy of Sciences (RAS) in Novosibirsk. It will utilize a geographic information system analogous to GoogleMaps, called ITRIS, in order to simulate natural processes and monitor...

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White House Wants Fed Agencies to Consider Climate Impact

2014-12-20 00:18:00| Waste Management - Topix.net

The White House wants federal agencies to consider the climate impact of any action that would significantly increase greenhouse gas emissions a move that came under immediate attack by Republicans for having the potential to thwart energy production. The draft guidance, released Wednesday, outlines how agencies should consider the impact of federal projects on climate change during reviews under the National Environmental Policy Act, updating a 2010 draft from the Council on Environmental Quality.

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Whisper Number Impact: What To Expect From Nike's Earnings

2014-12-18 21:16:10| Footwear - Topix.net

Nike has a 78% positive surprise history . The overall average post earnings price move is 'opposite' when the company reports earnings.

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Impact of soybean seeding rate on weed control

2014-12-17 23:02:00| Corn & Soybean Digest

Source: Weed Science Can soybean seeding rates be used as part of an integrated herbicide resistance management program? That's the question in a study published in Weed Science. Researchers conducted studies in 2012 and 2013 to determine the most effective seeding rates when used with or without pre-emergence herbicides. Content Classification:  Curated read more

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