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Gas boom to reshape US role in Asia: study
2013-11-08 09:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Agence France-Presse: A boom in gas production will reshape the US role in Asia and could fuel new tensions with a growing, energy-hungry China, a new report says. US foreign policy has historically been based largely on demand for outside energy, with Washington closely allying itself with oil-rich Arab monarchies. But a major increase in gas production -- in part through the controversial practice of "fracking" deep underground -- has given the United States the prospect not just of energy independence but of playing...
UN highlights role of farming in closing emissions gap
2013-11-06 08:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Changing farming practices could play an important role in averting dangerous climate change says the UN. In their annual emissions report, they measure the difference between the pledges that countries have made to cut warming gases and the targets required to keep temperatures below 2C. On present trends there is likely to be an annual excess of 8 to 12 gigatonnes of these gases by 2020. Agriculture, they say, could make a significant difference to the gap. This is the fourth such report,...
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Ford and GM Fighting for Pickup Share What Role Will Incentives Play?
2013-11-04 19:23:06| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
General Motors Corp. has stayed away from upping incentives on its redesigned 2014 Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra pickups. General Motors is not going to enter the discounting dogfight, said Chevrolet global brand chief Alan Batey. Whether we lose a couple of points of market share in a given month because someone is liquidating isnt our concern, he said. But how long will that last? Many Chevrolet and GMC dealers think that sales of the pickups have been disappointing since the June launch. Theyre happy about the critical acclaim the refreshed pickups have been receiving, but not with sales numbers. Competition has been tough from heavily discounted Ford F-Series and Dodge Ram pickups. Learn more about where pickups incentives have been lately and what GM is hoping staying out of price war will do for resale valueThe Article Ford and GM Fighting for Pickup Share What Role Will Incentives Play? appeared first on Automotive Digest.
Signs and Wonders: Gay groups praise Boy Scouts over Gates' new leadership role
2013-11-04 18:57:39| Telecom - Topix.net
Boy Scout developments. In an unusual move, the Boy Scouts of America tapped former Secretary of Defense Robert Gates to be its next president .
Mansfield Energy COO Alexander Changes Role
2013-11-04 15:40:00| OGI
John Byrd, Mansfield's current chief financial officer, will become the company's new chief operating officer.
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