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Eastside MAX Station Communities Project
2015-02-28 01:12:26| PortlandOnline
Alternatives Development and Implementation Report - June 2009 PDF Document, 5,666kbCategory: Modal Plans
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Study outlines threat of ocean acidification to coastal communities in US
2015-02-23 13:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] CORVALLIS, Ore. - Coastal communities in 15 states that depend on the $1 billion shelled mollusk industry (primarily oysters and clams) are at long-term economic risk from the increasing threat of ocean acidification, a new report concludes. This first nationwide vulnerability analysis, which was funded through the National Science Foundation's National Socio-Environmental Synthesis Center, was published today in the journal Nature Climate Change. The …
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EPA Helps 22 Communities meet sustainability goals, grow economy.
2015-01-29 14:30:50| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
As announced by U.S. EPA, 22 communities will receive technical assistance to pursue development strategies which support smart growth and sustainability goals while encouraging local economic development. EPA selected recipients from Building Blocks for Sustainable Communities applicants. Within selected communities, EPA staff and national experts will conduct 1- to 2-day workshops focusing on specific sustainability tool requested in each application.
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Ocean acidification changes balance of biofouling communities
2015-01-28 13:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] A new study of marine organisms that make up the 'biofouling community' - tiny creatures that attach themselves to ships' hulls and rocks in the ocean around the world - shows how they adapt to changing ocean acidification. Reporting in the journal Global Change Biology, the authors examine how these communities may respond to future change. There is overwhelming evidence to suggest the world's oceans are becoming, and will continue to become more aci…
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In shadow of glacial lakes, Pakistans mountain communities look to climate adaptation
2015-01-16 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Inter Press Service: Khaliq-ul-Zaman, a farmer from the remote Bindo Gol valley in northern Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, has long lived under the shadow of disaster. With plenty of fertile land and fresh water, this scenic mountain valley would be an ideal dwelling place - if not for the constant threat of the surrounding glacial lakes bursting their ridges and gushing down the hillside, leaving a trail of destruction behind. "We can safely say that over 16,000 have been displaced due to [glacial lake outburst...
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