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2 rail cars leaking crude after oil train derails in northeast Montana, some homes evacuated
2015-07-17 13:18:15| Railroads - Topix.net
More than 20 cars on an oil train derailed in rural northeastern Montana and at least two of them were leaking crude, authorities said. Some area homes were evacuated.
To save water, new Calif homes will have less lawn
2015-07-16 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
LA Times: The sprawling suburban lawn - a symbol of the good life in postwar California - moved a step closer Wednesday to being consigned to the history books. The California Water Commission, responding to a fourth year of drought, approved sharp new limits on the amount of water that can be used on landscapes surrounding newly constructed buildings, such as houses, businesses and schools. The revised ordinance will limit grass to about 25% of a home's combined front, back and side yards in all new...
US govt starts major internet project for low-income homes
2015-07-16 09:30:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) US President Barack Obama iwill unveil the ConnectHome initiative during a trip to Durant, Oklahoma. The new pilot programme will bring together communities, the private sector, and federal government to expand high speed broadband to more families across the country. The programme will launch in twenty-seven cities and one tribal nation and will initially reach over 275,000 low-income households, including nearly 200,000 children, with support to access the internet at home. ISPs, non-profits and the private sector will offer broadband access, technical training, digital literacy programmes, and devices for residents in assisted housing units. It builds on the ConnectED initiative that is on track to connect 99 percent of K-12 students to high-speed internet in their classrooms and libraries over the next five years.
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Wildfires in Washington state threaten homes, prompt evacuations
2015-07-13 01:54:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Two lightning-sparked wildfires roared largely unchecked for a third day on Sunday in north-central Washington state, threatening more than two dozen homes and prompting the evacuation of about 300 dwellings, officials said. The flames have charred nearly 20,000 acres (80 square km) since erupting on Friday in the grass- and brush-covered hills of Douglas County, authorities said. One of the two fires grew out of four separate blazes that later merged into one. No injuries have been reported, but...
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To market luxury homes, real estate agents jump through luxury hoops
2015-07-12 15:31:43| Real Estate - Topix.net
Stacy Gottula and Joyce Rey are marketing the $195-million Palazzo di Amore property in Beverly Hills. The plot line: A husband takes off for a business trip in his Corvette, leaving his wife to invite friends to hang out in their wine room, gym, massage space, movie theater and infinity-edge pool overlooking the city.
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