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U.S. Geological Survey Increase Earthquake Risk Levels Texas
2015-01-22 06:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: A seismic hazard map is essentially what it sounds like a map that shows the potential for earthquakes in certain areas. The maps give people a sense of the likelihood of earthquakes occurring, where they might occur, and how strong they might be. The maps can influence everything from public policy to building codes to insurance rates. They govern hundreds of billions of dollars in constructions and insurance cost every year, says Mark Peterson, project chief of the USGSs National Seismic...
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University of Houston to lead national offshore research centre in Texas, US
2015-01-22 01:00:00| Offshore Technology
The University of Houston (UH) said it will lead one of two new offshore energy research centres in Texas, US.
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Abbott celebrates inauguration at Future of Texas Ball
2015-01-21 05:57:45| Electronics - Topix.net
Jan. 20, 2015: Texans celebrate the inauguration of governor Greg Abbott at the Future of Texas Ball. Phil Archer reports.
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5 Trending Headlines: Livestock auction goes silent, Texas feedyard gets new life, Plus: Ag gag laws in the news
2015-01-20 13:36:00| Beef
If you were wondering how the beef industry is responding to tighter cattle numbers, this weeks headlines give a glimpse. Meanwhile, animal rights activists continue to make the news and playing in the dirt yields a novel new antibiotic. read more
Texas Pipe and New WestJet Flights Offer Some Welcome Good News
2015-01-19 20:40:49| Logistics - Topix.net
The paper's editorial looks to the example of introducing a harmonized sales-tax in British Columbia and the political fallout it created for then-premier Gordon Campbell. - TQ 2. Deborah Yedlin from the Calgary Herald reports that "arguably the most important piece of infrastructure to come into service in the past decade " has recently come online in Texas.
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