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Urban soils release surprising amounts of carbon dioxide
2016-02-23 23:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: In the concrete jungle at the core of a city, carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions are dominated by the fossil fuels burned by the dense concentrations of cars and buildings. Boston University researchers now have shown, however, that in metropolitan areas surrounding the city core, plant roots and decomposing organic material in soil give off enough CO2 , in a process termed "soil respiration," to make an unexpectedly great contribution to total emissions. In fact, analyzing CO2 released from soil respiration...
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Webinar covers credentialing in urban infrastructure planning.
2016-02-22 14:31:11| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
On March 2, ANSI will host free webinar on role of certified professionals in urban infrastructure planning and sustainable development. ANSI’s accreditation program based on International Standard ANSI/ISO/IEC 17024 provides independent validation that credentialing program adheres to this globally recognized standard. Webinar will include remarks by each panelist on scope of their credentialing programs and value that credentialing provides to their organization and industry.
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365 Whole Foods, other smaller format big-name retailers expanding in urban areas
2016-02-22 03:16:26| Grocery - Topix.net
Site grading has started for what will be the first Whole Foods Market grocery store in the Inland Empire, according to the developer. The 30,000-square-foot Whole Foods Market store will be in Upland when it's expected to be completed in late 2017 and will anchor a 10-acre Sycamore Hills Plaza shopping center on the border of Claremont and Upland.
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Urban Event Assistant Application
2016-02-20 02:02:23| PortlandOnline
Urban Event Assistant Application PDF Document, 402kbCategory: Hiring
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Gaps Remain in Support for Urban Farms
2016-02-17 21:21:26| National Farmers Union
By Dana Rushovich, production manager, Boone Street Farm When I first started working at Boone Street Farm over two and a half years ago, I was looking for a way to connect with my local community around food. I had just returned from my first full time farming experience in North Carolina and knew that
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