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Detroit Street-Light Project Lets Life Go On After Dark
2014-06-17 06:56:27| Footwear - Topix.net
A Detroit agency replaces 100 broken street lights each day using borrowed money in a plan to brighten neighborhoods where darkness breeds crime and fear.
Were failing the fight against climate change because women spend too much time on Facebook
2014-06-16 22:17:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Salon: Mashable`s Stephanie Buck is calling upon the women of the world to "dump Kimye" and "tackle climate change." Her call to action is based largely on a talk given by attorney and media correspondent Lisa Bloom last week at the 92Y S.H.E. Summit, which describes itself as "a global conversation and celebration of female potential and possibility that is accessible and relevant to women everywhere." Great idea, terrible execution, as becomes immediately apparent in Buck`s lede: "No one ever said...
May 2014 third warmest May on record
2014-06-16 12:28:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Blue and Green: May 2014 was the third warmest May since global temperature satellite measurements began 35 years ago, scientists have revealed. The global average temperature for the month was 0.33C warmer than usual, making it the hottest month on the satellite record that did not fall during an El Nio weather event. El Nio is a climate phenomenon caused by a periodic warming in sea surface temperatures in the Pacific Ocean. The impacts of this are felt all over the world, ranging from warmer, drier seasons...
Samsung Electronics, juggling $60 billion in cash, bulks up on bonds
2014-06-16 10:58:10| Electronics - Topix.net
Samsung Electronics Co Ltd is emerging as a major player in its local debt market, buying more South Korean-issued bonds as it juggles a $60 billion cash pile.
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Insight - After oil, natural gas may be next on North American rails
2014-06-16 07:22:07| Automakers - Topix.net
As politicians debate the dangers of a massive increase in oil carried by rail in North America, railroads and energy producers are considering the same for natural gas.
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