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Plan Regional Storm Protection But Act Locally, Officials Advise
2013-04-17 18:21:09| ENR.com: Headline News
Storm surge barriers could take a decade to build, so New Jersey and New York area officials are taking interim steps to make infrastructure more resilient to flooding.
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Conservation policies that boost farm yields may ultimately undermine forest protection, argues study
2013-04-17 07:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: Rising agricultural profitability due to higher prices, improved crop productivity, and forest conservation itself could make it increasingly difficult for conservation programs tied to payments for ecosystem services to succeed, warns a study published this week in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The prediction is based on a model that forecasts the potential impact of agricultural intensification on small farmers' behavior in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)....
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Microsoft inks patent protection deal with Foxconn parent
2013-04-17 04:30:00| CNET News.com
In exchange for unspecified royalties, Microsoft agrees not to sue the parent company of the world's largest hardware maker for devices it produces that run Google's Android and Chrome operating systems. [Read more]
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EWEA 2013: Lightning Protection as a Natural Part of Wind Turbine Designs
2013-04-16 13:08:00| Power Technology
The present paper discusses the necessity of including lightning protection of wind turbines in the early design phases, to ensure a robust and functional system throughout the lifetime of the turbine.
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Mascoat Develops Testing Method for Personnel Protection
2013-04-16 11:30:00| Ship Technology
Mascoat has conducted detailed product research which shows that Mascoat Industrial-DTI can successfully protect personnel per ASTM 1055 and 1057 from burns on surfaces up to 400F (204C).
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