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No solar, please were Florida
2014-08-12 00:08:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: At the beginning of this year, I made a short list of predictions about what the future held for environmental activism in 2014. I was right about a few of them - divestment has gone mainstream, environmental organizing has shifted from big infrastructure like Keystone to regional infrastructure like power plants and coal terminals. But there`s one huge thing that I missed: solar. So far, this has been a precedent-setting year for how solar power is going to play out in this country. The technological...
Planners in southeast Florida try to awaken state to sea-level rise
2014-08-09 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ClimateWire: Dean Sherwin frowned. He had heard a speaker at the sea-level rise conference he was attending say that half of southeast Florida would be crippled by 2030. Sherwin stuck up his hand and said that she should correct her choice of language. Some roads would have to be rebuilt and some people would have to retreat from the coast. Half of South Florida's flood control infrastructure would be overwhelmed if the Atlantic Ocean rises by a projected 6 inches above 2010 levels. But half of South Florida...
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LEDtronics LED Lighting Helps Florida Town Protect Sea Turtle Nesting
2014-08-08 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Torrance, Calif. – The City of Fernandina Beach, Florida, has completed modifications and upgrades to the lights at its Main Beach Park using LED turtle-friendly high power lighting that will protect sea turtle nesting without compromising the public’s safety at night.<br /> <br /> The LEDtronics SLL003P-800-0UO-004 shoebox-style LED luminaires will offer over 65% energy savings and cost benefits related to reduced maintenance and much extended lifespan compared to traditional ...This story is related to the following:Electrical Equipment and SystemsLight Emitting Diodes (LED) | LED Lights |
In Florida, Condo Battles Play Out
2014-08-06 15:33:20| Real Estate - Topix.net
The drama of Florida's boom-then-bust real-estate market is now playing out in the courts as condominium owners and developers square off over forced sales under a law initially intended to allow for hurricane-damaged condo complexes to be rebuilt quickly.
Four injured when Allegiant Air flight makes sudden drop over Florida
2014-08-05 10:09:29| Airlines - Topix.net
A flight attendant and three passengers were transported to area hospitals after an emergency landing at St. Pete/Clearwater Airport.
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