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Marlin Steel Wire Products Launches 'Marlin Rising' Blog
2013-01-23 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
BALTIMORE - Marlin Steel Wire Products, a leading manufacturer of custom steel wire and sheet metal materials-handling containers, has launched a blog called "Marlin Rising" at marlinsteel.com/blog. Its purpose is to help promote pro-manufacturing policy and small business competitiveness in the U.S. The blog will also publicize the progress of the company, which was ranked the 162nd fastest-growing private manufacturing company in the U.S. on Inc. magazine's "5,000" list of fastest-growing ...
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Rising Taiwan currency could hurt electronics-parts makers
2013-01-20 03:49:15| Semiconductors - Topix.net
A rising Taiwan dollar is likely to impact the bottom lines of local electronics-component makers, although the local central bank has stepped up its efforts to cap the gains posted by the local currency, analysts said Saturday.
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Preparing the bay for rising sea levels
2013-01-19 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
San Francisco Chronicle: On a sunny Friday afternoon last fall, a Grand Banks trawler idled at the mouth of Richardson Bay, giving those aboard a close look at a battleground in the fight against climate change. The lobster claw-shaped estuary defines and occasionally redefines the southeastern edge of Marin County, a shoreline area dotted with expensive homes, shops and restaurants. During the king tides near the turn of the year, when sea levels reach their zenith, water overwhelms the banks and marshes, flooding parts...
California falling short on rising seas
2013-01-19 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
San Francisco Chronicle: On the night of Jan. 31, 1953, a hurricane descended on the northeast coast of the Netherlands, whipping up high spring tides into 18-foot surges. As dike after dike failed, floods washed over at least 600 square miles, leaving hundreds of thousands homeless and killing more than 1,800. The tragedy set off a decades-long campaign to ensure it never happened again, as the nation adopted an essentially zero-tolerance policy for mass flooding. They erected a closed system of levees built to withstand...
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Climate change expected to hit Minn. with rising temps, moving forests
2013-01-17 19:16:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Minnesota Public Radio: Every Thursday, MPR meteorologist Paul Huttner joins The Daily Circuit to talk about the latest research on our changing climate and the consequences that we're seeing here in Minnesota and worldwide. This week on Climate Cast, we talked about 2012 being the 10th hottest year on record globally and a new forecast that predicts Minnesota's average temperature warming 5 degrees by 2050 with current greenhouse gas emissions. Here is an edited transcript of the conversation: Kerri Miller: I know you...
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