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Updated: 2009-12-31 11:07:01
Climate Change Issues: International Perspectives
Bloomberg writer Robert Fenner reported yesterday that, “Australia’s government will stick by plans to reintroduce legislation in February to create a national carbon emissions trading system after the bill was rejected by the Senate earlier this month.
“‘The parliament meets at the beginning of February and we will be putting the legislation [...]
Skip to content Hawaii Agriculture Hawaii Agriculture Blog Hawaii Agriculture and Related Stocks ETFs ETNs Indexs Annual Charts Faces of Agriculture Contact Us Okolehao The Maui News ML P viability in doubt The Maui News Published on December 30, 2009 in General Ag News and Notes 0 Comments Click for larger image WAILUKU Maui Land Pineapple Co . 8217 s unrelenting losses and deep debts could sink the company , according to . auditors In a report filed Monday with the Securities and Exchange Commission , ML P said auditors found the company’s future jeopardized by its financial losses , weak cash reserves , an inability to meet certain financial obligations and an overall balance sheet that shows the company’s liabilities exceeding its assets by more than 60 . million ML P is counting on being able to sell some of its real estate in order to meet its financial obligations and raise cash , but in a down real estate market that plan’s success is uncertain , the report . says There can be no assurance that the company will be able to sell real estate assets at acceptable prices , or at all , or that it will be able to maintain compliance with financial covenants , which raises
(Nebraska Ag Connection) -- Nebraskaagconnection.com reports that Nebraska ethanol plants produced a record 127.1 million gallons of ethanol in the month of September, an increase of 8.6% since 2008. Nebraska ethanol generates millions of dollars of economic activity by exporting 96.2% of Nebraska-produced ethanol out of state. Nebraska ranks second nationally in ethanol production. http://www.nebraskaagconnection.com/story-state.php?Id=984&yr=2009
A couple of days ago it was Winter Solstice - the shortest day of the year. In Scandinavia this was once an important cause for celebration. For the Vikings it not only marked the coming of winter (with the amount of snow outside my windows right now that is certainly still true) but it was [...]
We know that investing in girls is crucial to achieving our overall health and development goals. So why isn’t more being done? Tamara Kreinin, executive director of women and population at the United Nations Foundation, posed just this question during the launch of the newest report in the Girls Count series, New Lessons: [...]
Skip to content Hawaii Agriculture Hawaii Agriculture Blog Hawaii Agriculture and Related Stocks ETFs ETNs Indexs Annual Charts Faces of Agriculture Contact Us Minority farmers seek redress , claim USDA discrimination Washingtonpost French body says Monsanto maize needs more study Yahoo News UK Early ag lands identified Starbulletin Published on December 21, 2009 in General Ag News and Notes 0 Comments Research determines acreage Hawaiians used for growing By Helen Altonn POSTED : 01:30 a.m . HST , Dec 21, 2009 Combining technology and traditional archaeology , scientists have identified thousands of acres of land farmed by early . Hawaiians The findings also have implications for crop self-sufficiency in Hawaii that is , the possibility of ending the need for agricultural . imports At the peak of Hawaiian population , there were perhaps a million people , quot said Samuel M . Gon III , ecologist , cultural adviser and senior scientist with The Nature Conservancy . It takes thousands and thousands of acres to feed all those people . Where was all that farmland He said scientists began collaborating to find the answer to that question and the findings have broad implications for
As 2009 draws to a close, it’s a good time for a little light-hearted reflection on what’s hot and what’s not for global development in 2010. G-20 G-8 Clean water Blackwater H1N1 H1-B visas Kristof-WuDunn Jolie-Pitt National Strategy for Global Development Fragmentation Foreign Assistance Act of 2010 Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 Authorizers Supplementals Colbert Cold Air Three Cups of Tea Three Martini Lunch Golf club diplomacy Big stick diplomacy 3Ds F Moyo vs. Collier Sachs vs. Easterly Smart Power Transformational [...]
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This is a joint posting with Dan Hammer.
The climate negotiations in Copenhagen have galvanized the climate evangelists and skeptics alike; the talks, some say, are merely a front to assuage the general public, and will only divert attention from the scientific imperative to curb global carbon emissions. But one benefit of the talks has already [...]