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Rising Seas Swallow 8 Cities in These Climate Change GIFs
2013-04-05 22:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mashable: Climate change and global warming may cause sea levels to rise and flood coastal cities across the world. Over the past century, the Global Mean Sea Level has risen by 4 to 8 inches. And according to estimates by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (PDF), it will keep rising between 8 inches and 6.6 feet by 2100. How will the world look if that happens? In November of 2012, The New York Times published interactive maps displaying the effects of the sea level rising, in a series titled...
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Orange France launches LTE in 15 large cities
2013-04-04 08:48:00| Telecompaper Headlines
(Telecompaper) Orange France has launched its LTE network in 15 metropolitan areas made up of 50 municipalities. By the end of the year, Paris and its inner suburbs will be covered by LTE. The operator aims to have 1 million LTE users by December, said Orange France CEO Delphine Ernotte-Cunci. As a "welcome offer" consumers pay an extra EUR 1 month to upgrade from their 3G plan to LTE through the rest of the year. The differential will rise to EUR 10 a month, from the start of 2014, when coverage will be available throughout the country.
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Texas cities roping in more wind energy
2013-04-03 20:12:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: Something refreshing is about to blow into Dallas, Houston, and other oil-soaked Texan cities: wind energy. Lots of wind energy. A wind-farm boom has been brewing in the blustery Texas panhandle, where wind turbines now provide 9.2 percent of the state`s electricity. That figure is growing quickly, with more than $3 billion expected to be spent on new wind generation during the next two years alone. Meanwhile, Sustainable Business reports that the world`s most powerful battery system is helping...
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More cities in bid to cool real estate market
2013-04-01 08:06:27| Real Estate - Topix.net
Authorities in Guangzhou and Shenzhen, two large cities in Guangdong province, announced detailed regulations on Sunday to further cool the real estate market amid expectations of rising property prices this year.
Clean Cities 2013 Vehicle Buyers Guide Evaluates Alt Fuel Vehicles
2013-03-28 07:49:14| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
The Article Clean Cities 2013 Vehicle Buyers Guide Evaluates Alt Fuel Vehicles appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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