Rooftop gardens gain heat from forge to grow year round
Trenton Forging in Michigan tests an energy efficient greenhouse heat system using forge heat to warm a roof grown greenhouse. Sky Vegetables plans hydroponic roofs in New York Washington DC Boston and San Francisco areas. GreenGrid provides modular rooftop planting bins and residents like Theo Mallinson in Houston expand to herbs cucumbers and citrus on their roof.
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Trenton
Mich
Michigan
David Moxlow
Detroit
Sky Vegetables Inc
New York
Washington, D.C
Boston
San Francisco
Chicago
GreenGrid Roofs
Gayla Trail
Toronto
Trail
Department of Building Inspection
Moxlow
Tem
Sky Vegetables
Needham
Mass
Bob Fireman
GreenGrid
Vernon Hills
Ill
Weston Solutions Inc
Theo Mallinson
Houston
Mallinsons
Texas
Mallinson
Anadarko debt downgraded amid Gulf spill dispute
Moody's downgraded Anadarko Petroleum long term debt and placed ratings under review as tension over BP's operation of the blown well in the Gulf of Mexico escalates. Anadarko faults BP while saying it will meet its obligations and consider contractual remedies.
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New York
Anadarko Petroleum Corp
BF PLC
Gulf of Mexico
Moody's Investor Services
Anadarko
Jim Hackett
John Christiansen
Moody's
Bal
Robert Gwin
Hackett
Tony Hay
Ward
Gulf Coast
Hayward
Mitsui & Co. Ltd
Japan
Transocean Ltd
Switzerland
Capitol Hill
House
China to Allow More Exchange Rate Flexibility
The People’s Bank of China signaled a gradual shift toward greater yuan exchange rate flexibility, easing the two year dollar peg though denying a large-scale appreciation. President Obama welcomed the move as supportive of global economic recovery. Markets will watch for effects as Hu Jintao heads to the G20 in Toronto after Beijing warned against centering policy on the yuan.
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Beijing
Barack Obama
China
U.S
People’s Bank of China
Hu Jintao
Toronto
Canada
United States
Blue mozzarella alarms Italy and prompts probes
Italian police confiscated about 70 000 balls of mozzarella in Turin after packages turned blue on contact with air. Agriculture Minister Galan ordered labs to investigate the disturbing change while samples were tested for foreign substances. Health authorities notified Germany and the European Commission and no illnesses were reported yet.
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Rome
Turin
Giancarlo Galan
Germany
Air
Ferruccio Fazio
European Commission
Europe
Coldizetti
Italy
Caserta
Naples