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Report puts $797 million price tag on Rim fires damage to benefits of nature
2013-12-25 20:52:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Modesto Bee: Until they burned, oaks and pines in the Rim fire area absorbed carbon dioxide and emitted oxygen, a useful service for the planet. The massive blaze reduced the value of this function by as much as $797 million, according to an initial estimate by economists who specialize in accounting for "ecosystem services," or what nature provides to humans. Before the giant fire started Aug. 17 in the Stanislaus National Forest, the growing vegetation stored carbon that otherwise would rise into the...
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Alaska Air fires back at Delta, adds 3 new Salt Lake routes
2013-12-21 09:34:37| Airlines - Topix.net
An apparent turf war between Delta Air Lines and partner Alaska Airlines seems to be escalating.
Papers Invited for ASTM International Symposium on Wildland-Urban Interface Fires
2013-12-19 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Papers are invited for symposium on Structure Ignition in Wildland-Urban Interface Fires, to be held June 18-19, 2015. Of particular interest are research studies that may provide scientific basis for cost-effective building codes/standards as well as retrofit strategies to reduce structures lost in fires. These could include post-fire/case studies; experimental structure ignition and ember accumulation studies; WUI exposure computer modeling studies, and studies evaluating mitigation ...This story is related to the following:Trade Associations
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Fleksy fires the first shot in the iOS alternative keyboard revolution
2013-12-13 16:25:46| Extremetech
An unlikely party is challenging Apple on its home turf. Fleksy wants to replace the Apple keyboard in your apps, and it's working with individual developers to make it happen.
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Austrialia Burying Power Lines to Prevent Bush Fires
2013-12-09 04:46:00| Transmission & Distribution World
The Victorian Coalition Government in Australia has announced the targeted replacement of powerlines in high-risk bushfire areas is underway as part of its $750 million program to reduce the risk of bushfires started by electricity assets. read more
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