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Phil Bowhay, Flashback: The mayor of the Floating City
2015-01-10 13:15:31| Food - Topix.net
I don't have to go very far to get back to the good old days. A scrapbook or a box of old photos will usually do it.
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Air pollution most deadly environmental challenge, says former deputy mayor of London
2015-01-09 18:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: Former deputy mayor of London Nicky Gavron has described air pollution in the capital as the most deadly environmental challenge and heavily criticised the current leadership for failing to take strong action. Gavron, who was deputy under Ken Livingstone, wrote in the Guardian, Of all the environmental challenge the capital currently faces, air pollution is by far the most deadly. The remarks are made after campaigners claimed that Londons Oxford Street had breached its nitrogen dioxide...
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Biotech company taps former S.F. Mayor Willie Brown
2015-01-09 02:45:35| Biotech - Topix.net
Global Blood Therapeutics of South San Francisco, which develops small-molecule therapies for severe blood disorders, has a drug in the works for sickle cell disease, which affects about 70,000 to 100,000 people in the United States, and disproportionately affects African Americans. The a rare and inherited blood disorder occurs in about 1 out of 500 African American births.
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Detroit mayor tours setup for auto show, highlights positive changes since city's bankruptcy
2015-01-09 00:30:02| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
Out of the largest municipal bankruptcy in U.S. history, Detroit's moves toward revitalization appear to be revving up as the eyes of the world turn to the city during the North American International Auto Show. "It's really exciting in Detroit right now," Mayor Mike Duggan said Thursday during a tour of the Cobo Center convention hall as workers constructed extravagant displays for the newest car and truck models.
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Mayor failure clean up London air pollution 'risks children's health'
2015-01-08 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: London mayor Boris Johnson is risking childrens health by blocking action to clean up Londons poor air quality, the citys former deputy mayor has claimed. Nicky Gavron said the mayor had failed to deliver on his promise of an electric car revolution and is not cleaning up buses quickly enough. London has been in breach of EU pollution limits since 2010, and is not expected to reach safe levels for another 15 years, despite the threat of fines from the EU. Until we have political leadership...
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