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California Plans Nation's Largest Recycled Water Supply Program
2015-11-23 01:31:16| pollutiononline Home Page
Southern California is looking for ways to make better use of wastewater in what could become the largest recycled water supply program in the nation.
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Conflict Makes Nations Vulnerable to Climate Impacts
2015-11-22 16:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Syria, Libya and Yemen are among the countries whose ability to withstand climate change shocks and stresses has deteriorated most in the past five years, suggesting conflict makes people more vulnerable to climate impacts, researchers said. The University of Notre Dame Global Adaptation Index (ND-GAIN) uses 46 indicators to measure climate change risks to 180 countries and how ready they are to accept investment that could help them cope with more extreme weather and rising seas. The main...
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New Research Center Will Focus on Cybersecurity of Nation's Power Grid
2015-11-20 19:00:00| Transmission & Distribution World
University of Arkansas engineering researchers, focused on solid-state solutions to upgrade the U.S. power grid, will lead a new national center devoted to cybersecurity for electric power utilities. read more
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Caribbean nations struggling with foul-smelling seaweed
2015-11-18 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Christian Science: Putrid-smelling seaweed has been piling up on Caribbean beaches for months, straining the tourist-dependent region. From Florida to South America, the seaweed has killed wildlife tangled in its thick vines, repelled tourists seeking pristine beaches, imperiled the livelihoods of fishermen, and snarled power plants that rely on the churn of the sea. On one Mexican beach, the piles amassed were four feet high, causing some locals to flee their homes, The Washington Post reports. Tobagos legislature...
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In Coal Setback, Rich Nations Agree to End Export Credits
2015-11-17 11:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development struck an historic agreement Tuesday to scale back public financing for coal-fired power plants, dealing another blow to the industry ahead of a global summit on climate change in Paris. Under the agreement, detailed by the White House in a conference call, the worlds richest economies will restrict subsidies that helped companies export technology to build coal-fired power plants, among the largest sources of emissions blamed...
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