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Post-Sandy Real Estate A Different World In The Rockaways
2013-01-30 09:29:44| Real Estate - Topix.net
Parts of the Rockaways were lined with oceanfront dream homes just months ago, but following Superstorm Sandy , they have been left falling apart.
World Bank's forestry investments failing to meet conservation, rights, and anti-poverty goals
2013-01-30 07:44:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Mongabay: The World Bank's investments in forestry over the past decade have failed to meet key objectives of reducing poverty, preserving forests, slowing climate change, or benefitting local communities, according to a report developed by its internal auditing body. The report, which was seen by The Guardian ahead of its public release, is highly critical of the bank's investments in 345 forestry projects between July 2001 and July 2011. The Independent Evaluation Group (IEG), comprised of bank staff...
China Burns Nearly as Much Coal as the Rest of the World
2013-01-30 04:14:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Time: As the data show, China is now burning almost as much coal as the rest of the world -- combined. And despite impressive support from Beijing for renewable energy and a dawning understanding about the dangers of air pollution, coal use in China is poised to continue rising, if slower than it has in recent years. That`s deadly for the Chinese people -- see the truly horrific air pollution in Beijing this past month -- and it`s dangerous for the rest of the world. Coal already accounts for 20% of global...
China Consumes Nearly as Much Coal as the Rest of the World Combined
2013-01-29 19:38:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: Coal consumption in China grew more than 9 percent in 2011, continuing its upward trend for the 12th consecutive year, according to newly released international data. China`s coal use grew by 325 million tons in 2011, accounting for 87 percent of the 374 million ton global increase in coal use, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration. Of the 2.9 billion tons of global coal demand growth since 2000, China accounted for 2.3 billion tons (82 percent). China now accounts for 47 percent...
Holcim (US) Launches Masonry App at World of Concrete
2013-01-29 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Innovative Technology Enhances Customer Experience WALTHAM, Mass. - Holcim (US) (www.holcim.us), one of the nation's leading manufacturers and suppliers of cement and mineral components, will introduce its Rainbow Masonry Designer App at this year's World of Concrete (WOC) tradeshow. The iPad application will allow architects to collaborate in real time with building owners and/or construction companies to visually select brick facades that reflect a project's vision. "We're very excited ...This story is related to the following:Architectural and Civil Engineering ProductsSearch for suppliers of: Design Graphics Software | Color Management Software | Imaging Software
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