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UPDATE 1-European car sales growth to slow to about 2 pct in 2016 -ACEA
2016-01-22 03:02:48| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Jan 21 European car sales growth is likely to slow to about 2 percent in 2016 after a sharp recovery in southern nations last year, the European Automobile Manufacturers Association said on Thursday. ACEA President Dieter Zetsche, who is also chief executive of Daimler, said the market was moving in the right direction after several rocky years following the 2008 financial crisis, but that sales remained below the 2007 pre-crisis peak of 15.5 million cars.
How Melting Giant Icebergs May Help Slow Climate Change (Just A Little)
2016-01-16 21:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Huffington Post: Melting icebergs may be fighting against the very forces that cause them to melt, a new study suggests. Water dripping off icebergs and into the Antarctic Ocean, also known as the Southern Ocean, contains iron and other nutrients, according to research published Monday in the journal Nature Geoscience. These nutrients fertilize phytoplankton, the microscopic marine life that plays a key role in oceanic ecosystems, and help the tiny plants absorb carbon dioxide in the atmosphere as they grow into...
Giant Calving Icebergs May Slow Pace of Climate Change
2016-01-16 17:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate News Network: British scientists have identified the monsters that fertilise the Southern [or Antarctic] Ocean and help remove carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. Giant icebergs drifting northwards could be responsible for storing up to a fifth of all the carbon that sinks into the south polar waters. Geographers at the University of Sheffield report in Nature Geoscience journal that they analysed 175 satellite images of ocean colour-an indicator of phytoplankton activity. They learned that each huge...
The Slow, Steady Decline of Lawyers in Congress
2016-01-13 18:27:11| IT Services - Topix.net
Think you need to be a lawyer to become a senator or representative? New research from Harvard Law School shows that the percentage of lawyers in the U.S. Congress has declined dramatically since the 1960s. According to the research, after American Independence, over half of presidents, vice-presidents and members of Congress were lawyers.
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'Frenetic' price growth in real estate market to slow in 2016: Royal LePage
2016-01-13 13:21:28| Real Estate - Topix.net
Realtor Royal LePage says it expects the national real estate market to slow this year due to eroding affordability in Toronto and Vancouver and the fallout from declining oil prices in Western Canada. In its latest report, the realtor says the average price of a Canadian home increased 6.5 per cent to $500,688 in the fourth quarter of last year, compared to the same period on 2014.
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