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Japan Is Building World's Largest Floating Solar Farm
2016-01-28 20:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Yale Environment 360: Work has begun in Japan on what is expected to be the worlds largest floating solar farm, according to Japanese electronics firm Kyocera, which is spearheading the effort. Japan is facing an increasing need for alternate forms of energy following the 2011 disaster at the nuclear power plant in Fukushima. Land is inherently in short supply, which is why the country is keen on developing floating solar plants. Although water and electricity can make for a dangerous combination, the technology to build...
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Building society to close 22 branches
2016-01-27 18:40:25| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
One of Britain's largest building societies announces it is to close branches and rebrand two of its mutual societies.
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Century-old building at Ohio University will be razed
2016-01-27 16:19:00| American School & University
President Street Academic Center on the Athens campus has been unused since 2003 read more
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Meet all non-combustible building codes with ease using the ESS 100+ wall system
2016-01-27 10:13:38| Canadian Plastics Headlines
The ESS 100+ demountable wall assembly from Excess Space Solutions is built to meet all non-combustible building code requirements as standard. The post Meet all non-combustible building codes with ease using the ESS 100+ wall system appeared first on Canadian Plastics.
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Denmark preps for climate change by building parks transform into ponds
2016-01-27 02:37:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: The Danes may be among the happiest people in the world, but its going to take more than a good attitude to prepare for Denmarks coming deluge. Climate change has big plans for the country, including loads and loads of heavy downpours. In just the past five years, Denmark`s capital, Copenhagen, has been hit by two alleged "100-year floods" -- in other words, floods so disastrous, theyre only supposed to occur once a century. So what`s the best way to paddle a waterlogged city to safety? Here`s...
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