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NYSE builds business around resilient infrastructure services
2013-08-20 20:32:07| Automakers - Topix.net
After the terrorist strikes of Sept. 11, 2001, the New York Stock Exchange learned some valuable lessons in keeping a time-sensitive financial trading network alive during a time of crisis.
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Once Resilient, Trees In The West Now More Vulnerable To Fires
2013-07-29 22:48:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: On any given day, there's a wildfire burning somewhere in the U.S. - and that's not necessarily a bad thing. Many western forests have evolved with fire, and actually benefit from the occasional wildfire. A nice little ground fire every few decades cleans house in the forest. It burns the grass and brush, and maybe some smaller trees - the "ladder fuels" that might carry a fire up into the tree canopy. Those canopy fires are the worst kind - they kill forests. But scientists are discovering...
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Making Cities More Resilient in the Face of Climate Change
2013-07-18 10:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Triple Pundit: "New York City is fortifying its 520 miles of coastline as an insurance policy against more frequent and costly storms." - Obama`s Climate Change Address Cities around the world, aided by long-sighted business leaders, are working to "future proof" themselves against disaster. Recently, the 4th annual Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation took place in Bonn, Germany where leaders from every corner of the earth came to learn how to prepare for the effects of climate change. The United...
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Making Cities More Resilient in the Face of Climate Change
2013-07-18 04:31:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Triple Pundit: Cities around the world, aided by long-sighted business leaders, are working to "future proof" themselves against disaster. Recently, the 4th annual Global Forum on Urban Resilience and Adaptation took place in Bonn, Germany where leaders from every corner of the earth came to learn how to prepare for the effects of climate change. he United Nations Office for Disaster Risk Reduction (UNISDR) issued an informational handbook to help mayors through the process of making a more resilient city, better...
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DOE launches public-private initiative to strengthen oil and gas industry cybersecurity; in search of resilient energy systems
2013-06-28 12:30:18| Green Car Congress
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