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Microgrids: Sandy Forced Cities to Rethink Power Supply
2013-09-10 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Climate Central: Hurricane Sandy and the havoc it wreaked on New York City and the rest of the Northeast in 2012 could prove to be a turning point in how people think about the way electricity is produced and distributed, particularly in storm-prone areas, with some states and cities starting to turn to what are known as microgrids. When Sandy roared ashore last October, it knocked out power for 8.5 million people, and kept more than 1.3 million people in the dark a week after the storm hit. It seared an image...
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Yahoo! News: Sea of blue disabled placards in many US cities
2013-09-09 19:39:40| PortlandOnline
September 6, 2013 | Yahoo! News, Steven Dubois
The Best US Cities for Your Skin
2013-08-30 16:30:00| Happi Breaking News
Where you live impacts skin health
Climate Change Warning: 20 Cities With The Most To Lose From Rising Seas
2013-08-26 17:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Weather Channel: Coastal cities around the world face a two-pronged problem: On one hand, there's a march of migration toward the coasts as people increasingly leave rural areas and move into urban areas, in search of better jobs and education. On the other, global sea levels are steadily rising, even as the construction of big buildings and the extraction of groundwater puts pressure on the land, a phenomenon called subsidence that's being viewed with increasing alarm in places from Louisiana to Indonesia. And...
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Chinese Tourist Shopping Is Moving Beyond Major Cities To Suburban Malls
2013-08-25 21:02:52| Apparel - Topix.net
Chinese tourists tote merchandise as they shop at the Desert Hills Premium Outlets in Cabazon, California.
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