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Coastal flooding has surged in U.S., Reuters finds
2014-07-10 19:05:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Coastal flooding along the densely populated Eastern Seaboard of the United States has surged in recent years, a Reuters analysis has found. During the past four decades, the number of days a year that tidal waters reached or exceeded National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration flood thresholds more than tripled in many places, the analysis found. At flood threshold, water can begin to pool on streets. As it rises farther, it can close roads, damage property and overwhelm drainage systems....
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Amid alleged 'war on coal,' Nebraska plant finds path forward
2014-07-10 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
US News: In one of the reddest states in the nation, one utility is turning green. As debate rages between industry and environmental groups over how new emissions restrictions will affect coal-fired power plants, Nebraskas Omaha Public Power District announced last month that it will phase out three coal units at a plant in the city of North Omaha by 2016. Over the next 20 years, they will be replaced with wind and natural-gas generators, plus a pair of upgraded coal plants, which together will cut...
UnitedHealth study finds cheaper way to treat cancer
2014-07-09 21:06:23| Beverages - Topix.net
A new UnitedHealthcare model for paying oncologists trimmed cancer-care costs by 34 percent without changing how well patients fared after treatment, according to a study conducted by the insurer and published in a medical journal Tuesday.
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Sandia study finds more California gas stations could provide H2 than previously thought; NFPA 2 code
2014-07-08 21:31:09| Green Car Congress
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Critical review finds actual measurement data on segments of natural gas lifecycle sparse or lacking
2014-07-08 12:30:36| Green Car Congress
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