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Port Everglades Next Generation Clean Energy Centre, Florida
2014-04-29 01:00:00| Power Technology
Florida Power and Light Company (FPL) is developing the new 1,250MW Port Everglades Next Generation Clean Energy Centre (PEEC) to replace the existing Port Everglades power plant of the 1960s.
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Two wins for the Everglades
2014-04-16 03:08:34| Footwear - Topix.net
The first decision came from U.S. District Judge Kenneth Karas in the Southern District of New York in a case involving regulations for "water transfer" practices throughout the country.
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Oil Industry Gets An Earful As It Eyes Florida's Everglades
2014-03-13 22:46:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: As oil production goes, Florida isn't much of a player. The state produced less than 2 million barrels last year, which is how much oil Texas pumps from its wells each day. That's about to change as the revolution in oil drilling technology comes to Florida. One of the areas targeted for oil drilling is at Jaime Duran's doorstep in the southwestern part of the state. A retired engineer, Duran lives in a cottage with his wife, Pamela, and the chickens they raise on a 5-acre plot. Last year,...
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First major construction project underway at Port Everglades
2013-10-19 06:06:02| Railroads - Topix.net
HE'S FOUND INSIDE A HOME. MACHIN DOES HAVE A CRIMINAL HISTORY INCLUDING DRUG POSSESS AND BURGLARY.
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Climate: Rising sea level threatens Everglades
2013-10-11 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Summit County: A combination of sea level rise and upstream freshwater depletion is leading to a decline of the Everglades freshwater plant communities, as salt-loving mangroves spread farther inland. Satellite imagery over the southeastern Everglades confirms long-term trends of mangrove expansion and sawgrass habitat loss near the shore, according to a new study published in the scientific journal Wetlands. I was very surprised at how well the results matched our understanding of long-term trends and field...
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