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Switch to organic farming may boost yields and incomes
2013-10-01 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
SciDevNet: Switching to organic and resource-conserving methods of farming can improve smallholder crop yields, food security and income, a review study has found. But a more-extensive evidence base founded on rigorous and consistent research methods is needed before the findings can be generalised to other situations, according to the study published in the current issue of the International Journal of Agricultural Sustainability. "The findings show at the farm level it [organic farming] appears to be...
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Fracing Boom Seen Raising U.S. Incomes By $1,200 Per Household
2013-09-05 19:00:00| OGI
In 2012, the energy boom supported 2.1 million jobs, added almost $75 billion in federal and state revenues, and contributed $283 billion to the gross domestic product.
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Domestic Oil and Natural Gas Seen to Raise American Household Incomes by $1,200
2013-09-04 15:40:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
USA Today: Newly found sources of domestic oil and natural gas are having an even bigger impact on the economy than first projected, adding more than $1,200 last year to the discretionary income of the average U.S. family, a new study says. The explosion in domestic energy production now supports 1.2 million jobs, directly or indirectly, says consulting firm IHS, in a study released Wednesday. That number will grow to 3.3 million by 2020, and new energy's contribution to U.S. families' disposable incomes...
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Can cutting trees curb emissions and improve incomes in Mexico?
2013-07-27 13:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Not far from the site of the Cancun 2010 U.N. climate change summit, indigenous people in rural southeast Mexico are doing their part to staunch global warming. They are perfecting Community Forestry Enterprises (CFEs) to establish long-term profitability through tree farming and related agricultural practices that protect the environment. Climate change is a serious problem in the world, caused by bad habits, says Miguel Cante Chuc, president of the Yaax Sot Ot YookOl Kaab Environmental Service-Providers...
Pensioners' incomes 'rising fastest'
2013-06-14 01:01:38| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
UK pensioners' incomes have risen faster than all other age groups in the last 30 years, a study shows, with the change called a "triumph of social policy".
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