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For First Time in Nature Scientists Measure Heat-Trapping Effects of CO2
2015-02-26 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Scientists have long understood how carbon dioxide traps heat in the atmosphere and contributes to global warming, but the phenomenon had not been directly documented at the earth's surface outside of a laboratory until now. Writing in the journal Nature, researchers present 11 years of field data on carbon dioxide's capacity to absorb thermal radiation emitted from the surface of the earth. The results agree with theoretical predictions of the greenhouse effect associated with fossil fuel combustion,...
Study: natural gas heavy-duty trucking fleet could benefit economy, but has mixed environmental effects
2015-02-20 13:55:42| Green Car Congress
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'Numerous effects' of climate change on tropical diseases
2015-02-16 16:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Medical News Today: The behavior of mosquitoes - the vectors, or carriers, of diseases such as malaria - is known to be sensitive to temperature and rainfall, and the "inevitable" effect of climate change on this and other vector-borne diseases is the subject of a new collection of papers published today. Among the theories is that Europe could, within decades, become a "highly suitable" place for the mosquitoes that transmit, for example, dengue. Global warming may push tropical diseases to new regions. Published...
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America Movil net profit down 78% in Q4 on forex effects
2015-02-11 08:02:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) America Movil reported fourth-quarter net profit down 77.8 percent from a year earlier to MXN 3.612 bilion, hurt by fluctuations in exchange rates. EBITDA was also down 0.7 percent to MXN 67.67 billion, and EBIT dropped 5.2 percent to MXN 33.63 billion due to higher deprciation and amortisation charges. Pro forma for the acquisition of Telekom Austria, revenues rose 2.7 percent year-on-year to MXN 229.3 billion. At constant exchange rates, service revenue growth slowed to 3.2 percent, as regulatory cuts in interconnection rates in markets such as Mexico and Brazil impacted voice revenues. Mobile data continued to be the strongest growth driver, with revenues up 14.6 percent, followed by pay TV revenues up 12.7 percent. Fixed broadband revenues increased by 12.0 percent. Overall, service revenues rose 0.7 percent to MXN 197.44 billion, and equipment revenues increased 14.7 percent to 31.86 billion. Net debt increased slightly over the year on a pro forma basis, to MXN 533.4 billion from MXN 518.6 billion, and was equal to 1.7 times EBITDA after adjusting for currency exposure. America movil spent MXN 149.7 billion on capex last year, equal to 16.9 percent of revenues, while also returning MXN 52.1 billion to shareholders in dividends and share buybacks.
Alkermes says trial results of reformulated Tecfidera show fewer side effects
2015-02-09 15:30:42| Biotech - Topix.net
Irish drug company Alkermes says results of an early-stage trial of its reformulated version of Biogen Idec's blockbuster multiple sclerosis pill show it may have fewer side effects, and has potential to be taken once a day instead of twice. Alkermes , which has a significant research facility in Waltham, said the Phase 1 trial of 104 healthy people compared its reformulation of the active ingredient in Tecfidera, which it calls ALKS 8700, to both the original and a placebo.
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