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Country Garden Holdings Co.’s sales slump dragged on in August, exacerbating the Chinese developer’s liquidity woes as it battles a wind-up petition. Contracted sales for August declined 57% from a year earlier to 3.43 billion yuan ($483 million), following a 72% drop in July, according to an exchange filing on Thursday. The poor sales underscore …
Keir Starmer has not ruled out the idea of smoking being banned in some outdoor spaces, including pub gardens and outside restaurants, as ministers consider fresh tobacco curbs that hospitality groups say could adversely affect the sector. It is understood Downing Street is in favour of a series of measures outlined in documents connected to …
report referenced: Food from urban agriculture has carbon footprint 6 times larger than conventional produce, study shows A new University of Michigan-led international study finds that fruits and vegetables grown in urban farms and gardens have a carbon footprint that is, on average, six times greater than conventionally grown produce. https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2024/01/240122140408.htm
A single family home and a yard…. that is a wonderful dream. Oddly it was reality throughout much of Europe and much of history. The home might be modest, and the “garden” or yard filled with livestock, but it worked. Germany has always lagged behind poorer countries like Spain and Italy in the rate of …