And dont you think this is an unforeseen consequence of congress interjecting itself into the markets . Senator, thank you. I would say we are seeing what ducks unlimited and others are calling a crisis in the prairies. We certainly, if you think about the states of north dakota and south dakota, which are really the heart of water fowl production for the United States of america, we have Energy Development in the balken oil fields squeezing from the west and we have Agricultural Development squeezing from the east, and so there is no doubt that we are seeing widespread and unprecedented conversion of habitat that is and if i can interject, because that clock is ticking. Part of that reduction in habitat is putting more of the land into corn to to respond to this Public Policy decision that the federal government has made. That is a fact, is it not . Certainly a part of the demand is related to use for ethanol. But the market is a Global Market for corn and soybean, and the Global Mark
Morning as the violence in kiev has left at least two dozen dead. The roadmap begins with netflix youd over verizon as the primetime download speeds allegedly slow. And lets make a deal, cigna jewellers agreeing to acquire zale for 21 a share while one wall street firm suggests walmart should pick up Family Dollar. First up netflix has a bone to pick with verizon this morning and its fios service, according to the wall street journal, the average prime time speeds fell 14 last month as netflix is rolling out a new season of house of cards theyve been in dispute with verizon and other broadband providers how much content theyll carry without paying additional fees. It is sort of a story, david, simon, of two companies but with broad ramifications as we see other deals coming down the pike. Without a doubt. We know this is only going one way which is up as Broadband Usage will only continue to increase as more and more people stream. There are statistics that say 30 of the streaming that
Assessment, and then yesterday the epa proposing acceptable and effective regulation of Greenhouse Gas emissions and so i feel like our country finally has the information and the wherewithal and is finding the will to address this great challenge. And hunting and fishing are vital components of the nations economy especially in many rural areas. In 2011 americans spent 145 billion on wildlife related recreation, nearly 1 of the nations gross domestic product. And the changing climate system is affecting hunters and anglers today. And it is darkening the prospect for hunters and anglers tomorrow. Shorter winters and earlier springs are disrupting delicate water fowl migrations that have evolved over eons. Drought and water scarcity are increasing, jeopardizing populations of native fish and aquatic species. In dozens of watersheds, rising water temperatures are reducing habitat and altering breeding and spawning opportunities for many species of fish. Milder winters are increasing the
And its rougher. And it costs more money to fight. These stories go down the list and i can just tell you that a couple years ago, we flew in to down around by billings, they were having record floods. The next year, same people whose houses were under water one year were being burn out the next. Same land. I dont know whats going on. I dont know if the airs getting warmer. I dont know if were just in a cycle. But i can tell you we can talk about all the things that need to be done here. We can talk about how its going to impact farmers and ranchers and sportsmen and all that. But if we end up passing on a climate to our kids that doesnt allow our kids to move forward with an economy that helps support, i think were making a huge mistake. Now, last year we had a record crop. I can tell you right now its going to be a pretty open summer for me if we dont get some rain pretty damn quick. Those kind of variations in weather farmers always talk about as being normal. But this is this is ab
NANAIMO - Preston Hayden didn't think, he just acted and a capsized kayaker is likely still alive because of it.Hayden was operating his fishing chart.