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Cheap African solar energy could power UK homes in 2018
2014-10-20 11:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BBC: Investors are seeking funding from the UK government for an ambitious plan to import solar energy generated in North Africa. Under the scheme, up to 2.5 million UK homes could be powered by Tunisian sunshine by 2018. The company involved says they have already spent 10 million euros developing the site. A number of overseas energy producers are competing to bring green energy to the UK from 2017. The TuNur project aims to bring two gigawatts of solar power to the UK from Tunisia if the...
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Housing market slowing down, fewer millennials buying homes
2014-10-19 02:33:23| Real Estate - Topix.net
The housing market continues to recover after a debilitating recession with homeownership rates stabilizing, construction jobs up and mortgage interest rates remaining at historic lows, a California housing expert said Friday at a symposium at Fresno State. But after a robust increase in home prices, the market hit a wall in September 2013 and is slowing down, said Selma Hepp, senior economist for the California Association of Realtors.
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Power outage of unknown origin affects 3,000 homes in Henderson
2014-10-18 22:12:19| Semiconductors - Topix.net
More than 3,000 NV Energy customers lost power about 10:45 this morning, most of them along U.S. Highway 95. The NV Energy website reported a confirmed power outage occurred at 10:49 a.m. Most of the outages are in ZIP Code 89015 in the southeast valley. At 11:40 a.m. the website showed that just over 500 customers had been restored but that 2,451 customers remained without power.
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Power outage of unknown origin affects 3,000 homes in Henderson
2014-10-18 21:50:25| Electronics - Topix.net
More than 3,000 NV Energy customers lost power about 10:45 this morning, most of them along U.S. Highway 95. The NV Energy website reported a confirmed power outage occurred at 10:49 a.m. Most of the outages are in ZIP Code 89015 in the southeast valley. At 11:40 a.m. the website showed that just over 500 customers had been restored but that 2,451 customers remained without power.
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Wildfire burns five homes near Sacramento, threatens 1,000 more
2014-10-09 21:13:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A major wildfire burning northeast of Sacramento has charred more than 420 acres (170 hectares) and destroyed five homes, California fire officials said on Thursday. The blaze, which started as five separate fires along Interstate 80 near the community of Applegate on Wednesday, prompted evacuations and the closure of all but one lane of I-80 eastbound, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said on its website. The fire threatened about 1,000 homes and was 20...
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