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Alabama commits $12M to beef up wireless in poor and rural schools
2016-02-26 07:28:46| Wireless - Topix.net
In a rare unanimous vote, the Alabama House of Representatives passed a bill to free up $12 million that could help poor and rural schools get wireless broadband inside their walls. Benefited Lawmakers voted 105-0 for the bill, often called the Wired Act, that aims to fix a convoluted problem that, Chesteen says, has held some schools back where information technology is concerned.
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Climate change takes from the poor, gives to the rich, study finds
2016-02-24 10:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EurekAlert: Fish and other important resources are moving toward the Earth's poles as the climate warms, and wealth is moving with them, according to a new paper by scientists at Rutgers, Princeton, Yale, and Arizona State universities. Climate change is forcing some species of migrating fish to shift their range toward the poles, which means big changes for people whose livelihoods depend on those fish. "What we find is that natural resources like fish are being pushed around by climate change, and that...
VIDEO: Gates explains 'superpower' to help poor
2016-02-23 08:35:20| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Microsoft founder Bill Gates and his wife Melinda outline new strategy for helping the world's poor, based on which superpower they'd choose.
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Market integration could help protect poor from climate-related food insecurity
2016-02-18 23:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Global market integration is key to buffering future commodity prices and food security from the negative effects of climate change on agriculture, says a Purdue University agricultural economist. Rising temperatures and an increase in extreme weather events will likely have adverse impacts on global crop production, leading to higher food prices and food scarcity. But global markets that have the ability to deliver food where it is needed most could help offset these consequences, said Thomas Hertel,...
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Fracking's Costs Fall Disproportionately on the Poor and Minorities in South Texas
2016-02-18 00:45:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
InsideClimate: Chavel Lopez lives just a few miles north of Texas' Eagle Ford--one of the many regions in the country recently given a makeover from the fracking industry. "I just have to drive a bit south and see the wells and the flames," he said. For Lopez, rather than a booming industry, these are signs of yet another pollution burden for the region's people of color. "We already had issues. Right here in San Antonio, fuel storage tanks were all located on the eastside, predominantly African American...
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