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Washington Gas Energy Systems Awarded Contract To Build, Own And Operate Solar Project For Bellingham, Mass.
2013-04-05 09:00:00| pollutiononline News Articles
Washington Gas Energy Systems, Inc. recently announced it has signed a contract with the town of Bellingham, Mass. to build, own and operate a 3,802-kilowatt solar array that will provide renewable energy for the town
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Automakers Facing Threat of Hackers Turning Cars into Weapons of Mass Destruction
2013-03-31 01:35:21| AutomotiveDigest.com - Automotive Industry News
SITUATION: A driver participating in a test sees that his speedometer has dropped from 60 miles per hour to zero, right as the horn honks endlessly. The engine has been killed and the driver is locked in his car! University researchers are testing out cyber security hacker attacks that will scare the daylights out of drivers. Guess what? There are hackers out there losing interest in taking over Department of Defense computer networks with the prospect of making vehicles weapons of mass destruction. Vehicle electronics systems and onboard computers have become remarkably sophisticated in recent years, and connected car technologies up the ante. A study by University of California San Diego and University of Washington is showing that hackers are gaining more power over public safety. SIGNIFICANCE: Connected cars are rapidly expanding in popularity and offerings such as Toyotas Touch, Fords Sync, and Chryslers Uconnect systems. Hacker attacks are not a pressing issue today, but in the next years, we will have to discuss the issues that could come up, said Dirk Hoheisel, a board member at Bosch. Safety is the top issue cited by Google, government agencies, and law enforcement in the autonomous, driverless test runs being tried out in Nevada and California. The harsh irony is that hackers could reverse the good fortune achieved through these amazing cars. Carmakers have begun probing their vehicles for cyber security issues. One major global automaker has set up an in-house team that focuses entirely on vehicle IT security, and outsources external audits to test its vehicles for vulnerability to hackers. Click here to read more about this ominous, threatening scenario that global automakers are being forced into dealing withThe Article Automakers Facing Threat of Hackers Turning Cars into Weapons of Mass Destruction appeared first on Automotive Digest.
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Mass. Home Sales Down Five Percent
2013-03-26 18:38:09| Real Estate - Topix.net
A drop in sales of single-family homes in Massachusetts in February when compared with the same month last year was due to low inventory, according to two organizations that track the market.
Thermal Mass Air/Gas Flow Meter Receives ATEX and IECx Approval
2013-03-25 16:03:55| Chemical Processing
Flow meters enclosure is ATEX and IECEx certified as flame-proof and protected from dust ignition.
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Mistakes cited at high school renovation in Haverhill, Mass.
2013-03-24 21:53:00| American School & University
Officials say contractors left at least $1 million in unfinished workSchoolhouse Beat read more
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