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Texas Bills Aim to Keep E-Waste Out of Landfills
2015-01-25 22:05:00| Waste Age
<a href="http://www.houstonchronicle.com/">Houston Chronicle</a> Concerned about safety hazards of electronic waste, Democratic lawmakers are recycling legislation from last session that aims to curb disposal of computers and equipment in landfills. read more
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McAllen, Texas, Cracks Down on Recycling Violations
2015-01-25 21:55:00| Waste Age
<a href="http://www.krgv.com/">KRGV.com</a> The city of McAllen is cracking down on residents who don't know how to recycle. read more
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Climate Change Could Turn Chicago into Texas, Report Claims
2015-01-25 15:35:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
DNAinfo: Last year was the hottest on record, and if climate change persists, it could get a lot worse, a new report claims, warning Chicago's climate could mirror that of modern-day Texas by the end of the century. The report, part of a study examining climate change called the Risky Business Project, was funded by Bloomberg Philanthropies, the Paulson Institute and TomKat Charitable Trust, and examined how climate change may affect the Midwest, its cities, communities agriculture and businesses. "Rising...
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Midwests climate future: Missouri becomes like Arizona, Chicago becomes like Texas
2015-01-24 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Washington Post: The bipartisan trio of climate risk prognosticators for the business community -- Michael Bloomberg, former Treasury Secretary Hank Paulson, and billionaire investor Tom Steyer -- are back. And this time, their Risky Business Project has produced a report focusing in particular on how a world of rising temperatures could threaten the Midwestern region of the U.S.: the Heartland. Perhaps the most striking finding? A higher prevalence of extremely hot temperatures could severely impact corn and...
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Oil crash may kill the Texas housing boom
2015-01-23 20:40:53| Real Estate - Topix.net
The days of $100 oil are gone -- maybe forever -- and that means oil companies are cutting jobs -- thousands of them. That's scary for a Texan real estate industry that had been cruising along in recent years thanks in part to the state's booming energy business.
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