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Water shortage could damage business 'more than oil scarcity'
A water shortage could hurt businesses more than the threat of oil running out, according to a new report released today. Companies that use a high volume of water to manufacture products, such as silicon chips, and...
created by Amy Judd | 2 years ago | updated 2 years ago
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1312 views | 24 recommendations | 12 comments
Eastern Nepal faces petroleum shortage
Eastern Nepal is in severe shortage of Petroleum products after peroleum dealers went on a strike to against the decision to replace old oil tankers. " Nepal Oil Corporation (NOC) has decided to replace such old tankers. The entrepreneurs have halted since Sunday on the... Butterflies can trick ants into raising them
The European butterfly Maculina rebeli has learned to raise its young as parasites, so that ants will be tricked into feeding them and giving them special treatment. They give off a scent that mimics the ants so... Pakistan: Energy crisis reaches new heights, Lahore faces misery
Pakistan's cultural capital Lahore is in the serious grip of major fuel crisis. Majority of the petrol pumps in Lahore and its out outskirts are either closed or serving only few hours a day. Unavailability... Mysterious Acorn Shortage Baffles Scientists
Along the East Coast of the United States, strange events have been taking place; there are no acorns on the ground this year, even though the Oak trees have shed their leaves already. Areas like Northern Virginia,... Farming declines so food prices rise
Food prices have apparently dropped in some areas in recent weeks, but this could in turn put some farms out of business. "According to The Wall Street Journal, "A slowdown in new farmland development could hinder... Worldwide water shortages by 2080
Half of the world's population could face a severe shortage to water by 2080, all due to climate change, experts warned today. "Wong Poh Poh, a professor at the National University of Singapore, told a regional... Gaza City blacked out after 4 rockets hit Israel
This has been going on for over a week now. Israeli towns have been under seige near the Gaza border with only minutes notice of in coming rockets. "Rockets fired from northern Gaza land in western Negev; no injuries, damage reported; Gaza City plunges into darkness...Pakistan among top ten countries facing severe food crisis
Pakistan, which faces shortages of oil, power, gas, irrigation water, etc, is said to be an agricultural country but currently it is facing severe food crisis and there seems no end in sight to the growing crises. "Countries suffering from food price soaring and... Conker shortage caused by moth invasion
As mchawk reported at the end of August, the beloved British Chestnut trees are under attack from a fungus. Well now it seems they have a new enemy. An invasion of foreign moths has hit the conker once...
created by Amy Judd | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
2269 views | 23 recommendations | 56 comments
2269 views | 23 recommendations | 56 comments
The Slumbering Global Food Crisis Stirs Producing Countries Yet Again
Opinion/ News " Rising food prices mean many farmers around the world are reaping record profits. And South America's agricultural powerhouses, Brazil and Argentina, are responding to the farming windfall in... 1489 views | 65 recommendations | 36 comments
Megawaste to megawatts
Anaerobic digesters have been on the backburner essentially because of their reliance on animal slurry that has had urban communities turning their nose up at the idea even though welcoming it in principle....
created by Paul Conneally | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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271 views | 0 recommendations | 0 comments
Canadian police face ammo shortage due to U.S. military demand
"Canadian police officers may have to use their bullets sparingly, as U.S. military involvement in conflicts abroad is contributing to a worldwide ammunition shortage. While the chief distributor of ammo to Canadian law enforcement agencies is based in Canada, its stock is... Egypt cannot live by bread alone.
With the world fighting wars for oil and ideology, have we all been distracted so long that we've missed a more immediate problem?No matter what your stance is on 'greenhouse' theory, global temperatures are... iPhone 3G Shortage: PR Stunt or controlled damage
"Nobody knows how to play with the media more than Apple does, even when a bad news can damage their profits Apple turns it into good news and generate more positive buzz than bad. Take for example the recently...
created by desinformado | 3 years ago | updated 3 years ago
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