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The surprisingly low-tech solution to big cities climate woes: Triple-pane windows

2013-02-16 14:04:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Grist: Climate scientists have estimated that, in order to avoid runaway global warming, the world would need to cut its carbon emissions roughly in half by 2050. Since emissions in developing countries like China and India are still rising fast, meeting this target would require developed nations to aim for a figure more like 80 percent. When you consider that the United States, the largest polluter in the developed world, has no real strategy in place to achieve that - and that no binding international...

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Woes at Home Drive More Spanish Contractors Abroad

2013-02-13 18:37:42| ENR.com: Headline News

Recession, the Euro crisis and other hurdles have pushed more firms to leave Spain to find more work.

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Water woes in Keene

2013-02-12 11:04:16| Railroads - Topix.net

Imagine paying more for water than you do for your mortgage. That's what residents in the small rural community of Keene are up against if the Union Pacific Railroad gets its way.

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Growing University Highlights Connecticut's Water Woes

2013-02-08 22:57:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: Lack of water supply isn't just an issue in hot spots like Texas, Colorado and the Mississippi; it has also become a problem in the Northeast, where rivers are drying out in the summers and infrastructure developments are competing more for resources. One of the area's biggest public universities, the University of Connecticut, needs more water. But plans to obtain it are generating controversy in a region where the availability of water is becoming more and more unpredictable. The Water Source...

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China chicken woes hit Yum profit

2013-02-05 02:00:41| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Yum Brands, owner of KFC, Pizza Hut and Taco Bell restaurants, reports a dip in fourth quarter profit as a food safety scare hurts its sales in China.

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