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How Google is preparing the world for Glass
2013-02-20 21:45:28| CNET News.com
analysis Amid skepticism and name-calling ("Glassholes!"), Google makes a strategic effort to bring wearable computing to the mainstream. [Read more]
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Boston preparing for higher seas, more flooding from climate change
2013-02-17 06:09:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Boston Globe: Many properties in Boston may have to waterproof their buildings -- raising critical electrical systems to higher levels or building barriers against storm surges -- as sea levels rise from climate change. The city is stepping up a campaign to prepare buildings for rising seas that could significantly flood neighborhoods during storms. The public-private plan comes at the same time a Boston Harbor Association report spotlights high-risk areas, such as Long Wharf and University of Massachusetts...
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Preparing for climate change-induced weather disasters
2013-02-16 21:06:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EurekAlert: The news sounds grim: mounting scientific evidence indicates climate change will lead to more frequent and intense extreme weather that affects larger areas and lasts longer. However, we can reduce the risk of weather-related disasters with a variety of measures, according to Stanford Woods Institute Senior Fellow Chris Field. Field will discuss how to prepare for and adapt to a new climate at the annual American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) meeting in Boston. Field's talk,...
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Dropbox reportedly preparing for IPO later this year
2013-02-15 18:17:00| CNET News.com
Dropbox could be filing an initial public offering this year, but will it follow in the beleaguered path of consumer tech brands such as Zynga or enterprise wins like Workday? [Read more]
World Bank preparing a new, expanded approach to climate change
2013-02-15 07:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: World Bank President Jim Yong Kim has instructed his staff to develop a new approach to climate change, a proposal he intends to bring to the board this spring. At his direction, bank staff members are quietly working up a blueprint that, sources say, is likely to include plans for expanding the bank's work in carbon markets, ending fossil fuel and other subsidies and making cities more resilient to climate change. But according to board staff and others knowledgeable about the process, the...
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