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Canada: Cities can lead on climate change to build a resilient future
2014-09-17 09:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Around the world, cities are taking the lead on addressing the challenge of climate change. While senior governments stall, urban leaders are responding to the urgent need to make our cities more resilient as climate change impacts intensify. In Vancouver, we are aggressively pursuing our goal to be the greenest city in the world by 2020. Its a bold goal, but in working toward it, we are protecting our environment and growing our economy. The successful cities of the future will be those making...
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Whole Foods expands same-day web grocery deliveries to more cities
2014-09-10 00:39:58| Grocery - Topix.net
Sales and traffic to online retailers by category and merchant type, data on Amazon and other leading e-retailers, comparisons of leading web retailers, site performance data, more. Internet penetration by region, income, age and other factors; web browser market share; time spent on social networks; country rankings by Internet population.
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Fox Cities Performing Arts Center Welcomes New Additions to Board of Directors
2014-09-09 20:46:04| Paper - Topix.net
The Fox Cities Performing Arts Center's board of directors welcomes several new leaders while saying thank you to a number of retiring board members. David Gross, Mike Hsu, Randy Mahoney, Ruthellyn Musil and Terry Timm will fill vacancies created by retiring board members John F. Bergstrom, Bob Buchanan, Mayor Tim Hanna, Kathi Seifert and Walt Rugland.
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Cities prepare for warm climate without saying so
2014-09-09 14:40:30| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Associated Press: With climate change still a political minefield across the nation despite the strong scientific consensus that it's happening, some community leaders have hit upon a way of preparing for the potentially severe local consequences without triggering explosions of partisan warfare: Just change the subject. Big cities and small towns are shoring up dams and dikes, using roof gardens to absorb rainwater or upgrading sewage treatment plans to prevent overflows. Others are planting urban forests, providing...
Flush-Defying Wipes Bedevil Cities as Sewers Surrender
2014-09-08 07:10:17| Paper - Topix.net
The ancient Greeks used clay and stone; the Romans, sponges and salt water. Americans made do with rags, newspapers or mail-order catalogs until 1890 when the Scott brothers popularized toilet paper on a roll.
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