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NYC's JFK Airport Sprouts an Urban Farm
2015-10-09 16:53:29| Real Estate - Topix.net
Things are getting downright pastoral at one of the last places New Yorkers might expect: John F. Kennedy International Airport . Not only is the airport developing an animal handling cargo terminal called The Ark, where penguins will have room to mate, horses space to run, and dogs, a bone-shaped pool to play in, but word from DNAinfo says that JetBlue Airways is bringing a farm to space just outside of Terminal 5. The peculiar initiative is part of an effort to beautify JFK.
Electric Buses target dense urban areas.
2015-10-09 14:31:09| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
In addition to nimble maneuvering, 35 ft Catalyst Electric Bus provides automated features including collision avoidance and traction control. Zero-emission buses feature modular configuration that enables customers to change or upgrade energy storage and charging systems as transit needs evolve. By configuring each bus, transit agencies can meet each route's daily range requirements, remain adaptable to future changes, and eliminate fossil fuel emissions.
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Sri Lanka to call bids for $2bn urban railway project
2015-10-09 01:00:00| Railway Technology
Sri Lanka will be calling for international competitive bids for its first urban railway project, that would connect the centre of the capital city Colombo to its suburbs.
Urban Outfitters asks employees to work for free
2015-10-08 19:32:38| Apparel - Topix.net
With a record number of orders to fill, Urban Outfitters has asked employees to help pick, pack and ship orders for wholesale and individual customers - for free. URBN, the retailer's parent company, sent an email Tuesday to all salaried employees seeking volunteers to work, according to Gawker .
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Third of worlds remaining carbon budget could be determined by urban policy decisions
2015-10-08 16:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: US Secretary of State John Kerry & Michael Bloomberg are today welcoming city mayors to the State Department at the culmination of the Our Cities, Our Climate program. The C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group (C40) and Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) announced a new report today, which demonstrates that urban policy decisions before 2020 could determine up to a third of the remaining global carbon budget that is not already locked-in by past decisions. Existing research has shown that investing...
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