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Distressed denim: How Levi's tries to adapt to yoga pants era
2015-07-24 12:20:23| Apparel - Topix.net
Innovation director Bart Sights at the indigo dyeing station at the Levi's research and development lab. Photos: Justin Kaneps/ Bloomberg Businessweek At the foot of Telegraph Hill in San Francisco, in a renovated grain mill with soaring ceilings and wooden beams, Bart Sights is refining his recipes for denim.
As species adapt to a warming climate, ecosystems change
2015-07-18 15:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environmental News Network: If it seems like you're pulling more bass than trout out of Ontario's lakes this summer, you probably are. Blame it on the ripple effect of climate change and warming temperatures. Birds migrate earlier, flowers bloom faster, and fish move to newly warmed waters putting local species at risk. To mitigate the trend and support conservation efforts, scientists at the University of Toronto (U of T) are sharing a way to predict which plants or animals may be vulnerable to the arrival of a new species....
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Study: Polar bear biology wont adapt to global warming
2015-07-17 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: A study of an Alaska polar bear population in summer concludes the bears biology will not help stave off starvation in the face of global warming. The study of southern Beaufort Sea polar bears by university, federal and private researchers over three years concludes they have no special ability to minimize energy loss during increasing periods of fasting brought on by climate warming, less sea ice and fewer hunting days. The research rejects the idea that polar bears can avoid harmful declines...
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Polar bears can't adapt melting Arctic, will waste away
2015-07-17 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: Polar bears have been one of the species hit hardest by climate change over the last decade, experiencing population declines up to 40 percent in some areas. Even so, scientists have long held out hope the mammals might adapt in some way to their melting Arctic habitat and reboundor at least stabilize in numbersas the world continues to warm. But new research published Thursday in the peer-reviewed journal Science deals a blow to that optimism. Eight U.S.-based scientists tested a leading hypothesis...
Institutional Real Estate Investors Adapt Strategies to Maturing Market
2015-07-08 14:30:00| National Real Estate Investor
The maturing commercial real estate market has some institutional investors tweaking their strategies. Many investors are willing to take on more risk, while on the opposite end of the spectrum some are also pulling back on risk as prices rise. read more
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