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ORNL researcher proposes solution for online optimization of power management in HEVs/PHEVs and for different drivers

2015-10-12 14:55:37| Green Car Congress

Mysterious disease may be tied to climate change, says researcher

2015-10-11 21:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

ScienceDaily: A mysterious kidney disease that has killed over 20,000 people in Central America, most of them sugar cane workers, may be caused by chronic, severe dehydration linked to global climate change, according to a new study by Richard J. Johnson, MD, of the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus. "This could be the first epidemic directly caused by global warming," said Johnson, professor of medicine at the University of Colorado School of Medicine and an expert on the underlying causes of...

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Who's to blame for Flint's water crisis? Virginia Tech researcher points the finger at MDEQ

2015-10-01 23:46:30| Waste Management - Topix.net

Yesterday, Gov. Rick Snyder admitted that the decision to switch the city of Flint's water supply from Detroit's system over to the Flint River was not well planned. "In terms of a mistake, what I would say is, is there are probably things that were not as fully understood as when that switch was made," Snyder said.

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