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University of Iowa construction boom follows flooding
2014-09-16 16:29:00| American School & University
The 2008 flooding in Iowa has led to a construction boom at the University of Iowa, enabling out-of-state contractors to compete with local workers. read more
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How to Make Money on the Shale Oil Boom
2014-09-06 18:53:23| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
According to energy research firm Wood Mackenzie, there is at least $118 billion in future riches still trapped in North Dakota thanks to its oil-rich shale plays. But North Dakota's Bakken shale is just one of the many shale oil, or tight oil, formations in America.
While govts back fossils fuels and nuclear, popular renewables boom
2014-09-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Ecologist: Consumers around the world want their electricity to come from renewable sources, writes Paul Brown. Yet governments from the UK to Australia are defying the popular will as they push for fossil fuels and nuclear power. The good news? Renewable energy is surging ahead regardless. All sectors agreed that there should be support for alternative energies. Subsidies for more fuel efficient and solar had wide public support. This cut across voters of all parties and no party. Public support for...
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Study: Permian Basin oil boom has sizable economic impact on Lubbock
2014-09-05 08:03:07| Oil & Gas - Topix.net
A new report co-authored by Bradley Ewing, professor of energy economics at Texas Tech, analyzes the economic impact of the recent oil and gas boom in the Permian Basin. According to the report, titled "Economic Impact of the Permian Basin's Oil and Gas Industry," the oil and gas business has created and sustained more than 546,000 jobs and produced an economic output of about $137.8 billion.
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Fast charges drive electric car boom
2014-09-03 14:04:03| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
According to Nissan, more than 2,000 of their Leaf electric cars have been sold in the UK in the first six months of 2014 According to Ecotricity, the company that has installed a network of charging stations along the UK's motorways, we are seeing a "revolution".
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