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Solar Cheaper Than Electricity From Grid in 42 of 50 Largest U.S. Cities
2015-01-16 16:26:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: As technologies mature, prices drop. And weve been hearing a lot about the drop in the price of generating and transmitting renewable energy as those technologies have grown from pie-in-the-sky dreams to everyday realities. Yet many people still think of rooftop solar photovoltaic (PV) systems as unaffordable luxuries.
How cities in Asia could drastically slow climate change
2015-01-15 14:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Quartz: Cities--the best of which are bastions of transit networks, bike paths, compact apartments and chirpy baristas--are growing faster than litters of sewer rats, exacerbating their already-high hungers for energy. The trend is so steep that a new analysis projects that urban centers will be burning through three times more energy in the year 2050 than was the case in 2005. But what sounds like a threat could also be viewed as an opportunity. The new study, by five European and American researchers...
Obama: Cities Should Be Able to Build Broadband Networks
2015-01-15 02:03:22| PC Magazine Software Product Guide
"I believe that a community has a right to...provide its own broadband if it wants to," Obama said today.
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Three Ideas for Inclusive Cities: How Raleigh, Seattle, and Others...
2015-01-14 11:03:11| Apparel - Topix.net
Liz and Chico, a homeless couple in San Francisco. Homeless citizens, along with undocumented and elderly people, often struggle to obtain identification cards necessary for participation in public life.
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Cities Get Tough on Off-Campus Housing
2015-01-12 16:56:00| National Real Estate Investor
Housing inspectors are starting to crack down on overcrowded student housing in college towns, starting with Boston and New York City. read more
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