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Genetic Diversity Key Food Stability in Changing Climate, UN Says
2015-01-20 20:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: USDA Wild red rice is hardier than cultivated varieties. As climate change advances, much more should be done to study, preserve, and take advantage of the biological diversity underpinning world food production, according to a new report by the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). Between 16 and 22 percent of current crop species -- including 61 percent of peanut and 12 percent of potato species -- could become extinct in the next 50 years, the report notes. Wild strains, which...
Supermarket discounts put more than 100 food companies at risk, says report
2015-01-19 01:00:00| Food Processing Technology
More than 100 food manufacturing companies are at risk owing to price reduction initiatives adopted by supermarket chains to attract customers, says a new report.
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Solar a Better Investment Than Stocks in Most Large U.S. Cities, Study Says
2015-01-16 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: For homeowners in 46 of the 50 largest cities in the U.S., investing in a residential solar power system would yield better returns than putting money in the stock market, according to an analysis by the North Carolina Clean Energy Technology Center at North Carolina State University. For 21 million owners of single-family homes in the U.S., solar energy already costs less than current local utility rates, the report says, as long as the system can be purchased with low-cost financing of 5 percent...
Drop in gas prices may help drive businesses to West Oahu, expert says
2015-01-16 17:49:01| Waste Management - Topix.net
Cullen Oesterly, an associate in the Industrial Services group of CBRE Inc. Hawaii, told PBN that the drop in gas prices are pushing more and more businesses to Kapolei in West Oahu With gas prices in Hawaii at their lowest point in a half decade , more and more businesses in Honolulu are considering a relocation to Kapolei in West Oahu or in Waipio in Central Oahu, especially with industrial space in town extremely tough to find, according to an expert. "The recent drop of gas prices, although [it may be] temporary, may be the catalyst to help [business owners] make that decision to relocate," Cullen Oesterly, an associate in the Industrial Services group of CBRE Inc. Hawaii, told PBN.
Kroger eyeing another major acquisition, analyst says
2015-01-16 17:33:35| Grocery - Topix.net
The Kroger Co. , which acquired the Harris Teeter supermarket chain a year ago, is likely looking for another major acquisition, a research analyst said recently.
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