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Cities affect temperatures for thousands of miles
2013-01-27 11:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Contact: David Hosansky hosansky@ucar.edu 303-497-8611 National Center for Atmospheric Research/University Corporation for Atmospheric Research BOULDER - Even if you live more than 1,000 miles from the nearest large city, it could be affecting your weather. In a new study that shows the extent to which human activities are influencin…
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State giving Pinnacle Airlines $550,000 to move HQ to Twin Cities
2013-01-27 03:01:28| Airlines - Topix.net
Pinnacle Airlines received $550,000 from Minnesota as an incentive to move its headquarters from Memphis, Tenn., to the Twin Cities.
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Scots cities top house price list
2013-01-26 01:36:49| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
House prices rose faster in Aberdeen and Inverness than anywhere else in the UK over the past decade, a survey suggests.
Meeting the Climate Change Challenge: Cities Plan for Worst and Hope for the Best
2013-01-24 15:24:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Energy Collective: At the national and international level climate change action is stalled under the unyielding weight of factionalism and meeting the diverse agenda of a global community. At the personal level the issues of climate change and building a sustainable future for our children seems overwhelming; whatever efforts we can lend to the cause feels too small and inadequate. In many ways meeting the challenge of climate change and sustainable development is often most effective at the municipal level. Cities...
To Tackle Runoff, Cities Turn to Green Initiatives
2013-01-24 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: In Northeast Philadelphia, along busy Kensington Avenue, sits a small park. What used to be flat ground is now sloping terrain that contains a low-lying area intended to gather and funnel storm water. At the park's southern end is a depression lined with well-arranged plants -- a new landscape carefully engineered to change how water flows through the area. This is Womrath Park, one of a handful of "green infrastructure' projects Philadelphia has begun -- with many more to come -- aimed at tackling...
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