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Japan: Floating Fukushima wind farm to energize region's hopes and households

2013-10-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Asahi Shimbun: Within sight of the crippled Fukushima No. 1 nuclear power plant, a high-tech wind farm that will eventually bring clean energy to thousands of homes is now under construction. The farm is 20 kilometers off the coast of Fukushima Prefecture. Fukushima Mirai, a wind turbine on a floating rig foundation, measures 80 meters across and rises 106 meters from the sea surface to the tip of a blade at its highest position. Mirai means future in Japanese. The turbine, being built by Marubeni Corp....

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What are the prospects for the polar regions?

2013-09-27 11:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

New Scientist: Pretty dire. We now know that the rapid retreat of the Arctic sea ice over the summer months - which reached its lowest point since records began in 2012 - is unprecedented in at least the last 1450 years. The new report forecasts that the Arctic is likely to continue warming faster than the rest of the planet. This means that the sea ice could almost entirely disappear in September by mid-century, and that up to 81 per cent of Arctic permafrost could thaw by then. Meanwhile, glaciologists...

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Region's Realtors uniting

2013-09-22 09:12:13| Real Estate - Topix.net

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LCD TV growth strong in China; demand in developed regions declines

2013-09-03 22:30:18| Digital TV News

According to NPD DisplaySearch, Q2'13 overall worldwide TV shipments were down 3% Y/Y, though LCD TV shipments managed to grow 4% Y/Y. The overall trend in total shipments, while still negative, is showing some improvement from last year.

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