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JATO Dynamics: Chinas smaller cities help boost new car sales in 2015; SUVs biggest growth drivers
2016-04-07 16:56:20| Green Car Congress
Cities Are the Front Lines for Action on Climate Change
2016-04-06 17:01:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
TIME: Jackie Biskupski is the Mayor of Salt Lake City, Utah, and Cindy Lerner is the Mayor of Pinecrest, Fla. From the intermountain West to the subtropical Florida peninsula, we must unite to cut carbon emissions When it comes to confronting the challenge of climate change, cities are on the front lines. From rising seas submerging coastal property to precipitation changes in the desert, climate impacts are here--and undeniably local. Climate change may have once been the ultimate slow-moving...
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Cleveland among worst-connected cities for low income families
2016-04-05 15:12:20| Wireless - Topix.net
Cleveland is one of 28 cities selected to participate in ConnectHome, a new public-private initiative aimed at expanding high-speed broadband to low-income households. Through the local program, ClevelandConnects, internet service providers, nonprofits, and private sector organizations are collaborating to offer low-cost broadband, technical training, digital skills programs, and devices for residents in assisted housing units.
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Seas could rise higher than predicted, drenching coastal cities: study
2016-04-01 01:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Global seas could rise nearly twice as much as previous, widely accepted estimates, according to a study published on Thursday saying low-lying cities face possible disaster by the end of the century. Sea levels could surge more than three feet (0.9 meter) by 2100 from melting Antarctic ice alone, on top of a three-foot rise already predicted, said the study by two American researchers that appeared in the science journal Nature. That same Antarctic ice melt could add nearly 50 feet (15 meters)...
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Top 10 Cities for Foreclosure Discounts on Single-Family Homes
2016-03-28 20:23:00| National Real Estate Investor
Data firm RealtyTrac put together a list of 10 cities with a population of 1 million or more offering the biggest price discounts on bank-owned homes. read more
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