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UK launches rural broadband tenders

2014-03-24 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

10 million up for grabs as govt looks for innovative ways to fill in coverage gaps.

How solar energy empowers women, youth in rural Nicaragua

2014-03-21 09:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Christian Science Monitor: Forty years ago Sabana Grande, a small community in northern Nicaragua, was ravaged by war. Now you will find people sitting under solar-powered lights, eating solar-cooked chicken, and drinking smoothies made by a bicycle-powered blender. Sabana Grande (pop. 2,000), in the mountains of Totogalpa, about 20 miles from the Honduran border, has embraced a solar culture that has transformed the community. explores topics critical to the institute's work transforming global energy use to create a clean,...

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FCC to expand funding and extend modern communication to rural schools

2014-03-18 18:35:00| American School & University

Wheeler estimated that eighty percent of funding for wireless technology in recent years has flowed to urban school districts. read more

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Last call to nominate schools for grants through America's Farmers Grow Rural Education

2014-03-18 11:35:38| Chemicals - Topix.net

The deadline is fast approaching for farmers to nominate rural public school districts to compete for a grant of up to $25,000 through America's Farmers Grow Rural Education, sponsored by the Monsanto Fund.

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