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Ridiculous Ideas That Made People Millions
2014-08-29 21:34:55| Toys - Topix.net
Have you ever watched an infomercial or seen an item in a department store and thought "I could have thought of that!" Have you wished you had invested money early in a blockbuster invention? Learn the stories behind some ridiculous ideas that have made inventors and investors very wealthy, and find out what you, as a potential investor, should ... (more)
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Energy efficient set-top boxes saving hundreds of millions of dollars
2014-08-28 19:00:38| Digital TV News
A new report released shows that the voluntary set-top box energy conservation agreement between the pay-TV industry, consumer electronics manufacturers and energy efficiency advocates has saved American consumers approximately $168 million in energy bills.
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Climate change's health toll: 'We can save millions of lives, even now'
2014-08-28 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Deutsche Welle: While the effects of climate change on the environment are gaining wide attention, there's a lack of awareness about the impact on human health. The WHO's Diarmid Campbell-Lendrum tells DW how both can be adressed. DW: How much of a threat is climate change to human health? As the earth warms, it makes it easier to transmit diseases in many parts of the world - diseases like malaria, which kills around 600,000 people every year, or diarrheal disease, including cholera and other forms of diarrhea,...
The loss of our glaciers is a threat to millions worldwide
2014-08-14 20:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Independent: They are one of the most visible icons of the cryosphere, the cold parts of the world where temperatures fall below the freezing point of water, a natural tipping point that profoundly changes the environment. And yet, only as a result of the long-term monitoring of mountain glaciers did it become apparent that they were disappearing such is the glacial pace of glacier melting. Around the world, from South America to Central Asia, mountain glaciers are melting faster than they are forming....
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Heavy rains force millions of gallons of raw sewage into area waterways
2014-08-12 14:42:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Detroit Free Press: Mondays rains overwhelmed sewer systems across metro Detroit, forcing millions of gallons of untreated and partially treated sewage into rivers and lakes. As far as the significance of the volumes, this is incredible, said Laura Verona of the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality. We estimate that this was a 350-year event. Macomb County alone logged more than 1 billion gallons in overflows from storm-retention basins and sewers countywide, according to data posted on its website....
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