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Cities of the future: smart, sustainable and powered by Microsoft
2013-10-24 01:00:00| Power Technology
Smart monitoring software should form the foundation of all 21st century cities, according to Microsoft's chief environmental strategist Rob Bernard. Elly Earls met Bernard to find out why the company has this year taken the first step towards drivin
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Waste Connections Posts Third Quarter Income Jump, Buys Twin Cities Hauler
2013-10-23 17:35:00| Waste Age
Waste Connections Inc. reported a big jump in net income and revenue for its third quarter, aided by strong municipal solid waste disposal volumes. read more
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'Learned helplessness' leaves Australians in major cities unprepared to cope in natural disasters
2013-10-23 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Australian Broadcasting Corporation: Emergency experts say a learned helplessness has left Australians in major cities unprepared to cope in natural disasters. With the increasing impact of extreme heatwaves, storms, fires and floods, experts say traditional reliance on emergency services and recovery support such as cash handouts needs to be urgently reviewed if Australia is to better survive both the effects and escalating costs of such disasters. Emergency expert Lewis Winter from Charles Sturt University says Australians need...
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European Companies And Regional Leaders Agree On Action Plan To Make Europe's Cities Smarter
2013-10-21 05:53:12| pollutiononline News Articles
For more than 75% of EU citizens their city is their home – it is where they mostly live, work, and play
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Over 90 Percent in Europes Cities Breath Dangerous Air
2013-10-19 16:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: More than 90 percent of people living in European cities breathe air that the UN's World Health Organization (WHO) says leads to respiratory problems, heart disease, and shortened lives, according to a study published on Tuesday. But because EU legal limits or targets for some pollutants still lag well behind UN recommendations, most countries have been able to downplay the hazards of dirty air despite evidence that it leads to 430,000 shortened lives in Europe every year and costs governments...
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