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Obama must act, not just talk about climate change
2013-01-24 17:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
MarketWatch: One of the biggest surprises in President Barack Obamas second inaugural address this week was the prominence given to climate change, marking it as a signature issue for his second term. The president spoke of the need to preserve the planet for future generations. But he also couched climate change in more immediate economic terms, with leadership on the issue as a necessary component for the U.S. to maintain its economic preeminence. Reuters Demonstrators call for the cancellation of the...
Massachusetts Utility Chooses Systems to Interpret and Act on Raw Meter Data
2013-01-24 16:20:00| Transmission & Distribution World
Braintree Electric Light Department has chosen MeterSense and CustomerConnect, Harris Utilities meter data management solution and customer engagement solution, to make stronger operational decisions and bring the value and intelligence of its smart infrastructure directly into the hands of its customers.
Mayors focus on local warming, urge Obama to act
2013-01-19 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: Reeling from an historic drought, the hottest year on record and more frequent wild weather, mayors from a number of U.S. cities urged the White House this week to take the lead on setting an agenda to address climate change. City leaders said that only the federal government has the tools and clout to address greenhouse gases often blamed for warming the planet, while mayors focus on issues of "local warming" such as providing a reliable water supply or protecting citizens during dangerous weather...
Drywall Safety Act Cites ASTM Standard
2013-01-18 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Signed into law by President Barack Obama on January 14, 2013, Drywall Safety Act of 2012 (PL 112-266) cites ASTM International standard C1264-11, Specification for Sampling, Inspection, Rejection, Certification, Packaging, Marking, Shipping, Handling and Storage of Gypsum Panel Products. U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) chairman Inez Tenenbaum claimed noted collaboration with ASTM and anticipated future work with ASTM to ensure speedy adoption of drywall content standard. This story is related to the following:Trade Associations
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Act now to mitigate impact of climate change, study warns
2013-01-14 20:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Discovery News: It may be too late to stop climate change, but some of its most dangerous effects can be delayed, according to the first study that looks at climate, policies and impacts over time. The study, by a team of primarily U.K. scientists, concludes that while climate change impacts that are avoidable with policy changes are small by 2030 and 2050, an ounce of policy prevention today eventually becomes a pound of cure by 2100. In other words, strong emissions policies today can delay for decades the...
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