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Googles Self-Driving Car About to Hit Public Roads

2015-05-16 16:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

EcoWatch: Self-driving cars, once a product of science-fiction, are about to become a reality. Google will roll out a handful of prototype electric cars on the streets of Mountain View, California, where the company`s headquarters are based. Googles self-driving car project director Chris Urmson explained in a blog post that the cars will be supervised by safety drivers and buzz around neighborhoods at a top speed of 25 MPH. The cars will also be outfitted with a removable steering wheel, accelerator pedal...

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New study assesses risks of extreme weather to North Texas roads, runways

2015-05-12 17:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: A new study by researchers at The University of Texas at Arlington finds a high likelihood that extreme storms and higher precipitation will lead to transportation disruption and widespread damage to roads, railways and airport runways in the Dallas-Fort Worth region by the end of the 21st century. The assessment found the risks to transportation infrastructure from storms are more likely to happen during the spring season. Researchers found a higher likelihood of heat-related risks for infrastructure,...

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Hampton Roads coal exports plummet

2015-05-11 15:36:36| Railroads - Topix.net

For the first time in nearly four month, coal exports from a number of Hampton Roads terminals -- including Kinder Morgan's Pier IX and Dominion Terminal Associates in Newport News -- have dropped, according to a Virginian-Pilot report. The port's three large coal terminals, which also includes Norfolk Southern Corp.'s Pier 6 terminal at Lambert Point, exported 11 million tons from January through April, according to Norfolk-based shipping agent T. Parker Host.

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Hampton Roads banks report record first-quarter profit

2015-05-02 02:55:50| Paper - Topix.net

Chesapeake-based Monarch Bank plans to open its Peninsula headquarters at Newport News Tech Center early next year, CEO Brad E. Schwartz said. Monarch, which has offices near Williamsburg in New Town, plans to open a full-service banking branch and mortgage office in 8,000 square feet of an office building under construction near Whole Foods, the company announced last year.

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