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UPS studies drone use in disaster relief operations
2015-04-22 14:51:26| Air Courier - Topix.net
The study, which was began in October 2014 and ended Tuesday, was coordinated by Measure, a 32 Advisors Company specializing in drone applications, on behalf of the American Red Cross and participating companies, including UPS, Atlanta-based UPS said in a prepared statement. The study was initiated to help inform decision-making on key issues related to drone use and policy, the company adds..
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UPS studies drone use in disaster relief operations
2015-04-22 14:26:47| Trucking - Topix.net
The study, which was began in October 2014 and ended Tuesday, was coordinated by Measure, a 32 Advisors Company specializing in drone applications, on behalf of the American Red Cross and participating companies, including UPS, Atlanta-based UPS said in a prepared statement. The study was initiated to help inform decision-making on key issues related to drone use and policy, the company adds..
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Michael Brune: BP Oil Disaster Was Not an Accident, It Was a Crime
2015-04-20 21:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: April 20, 2010 should be, to borrow a phrase from Franklin Roosevelt, a date that will live in infamy. Today is the anniversary of the worst environmental disaster in U.S. history: the explosion of Deepwater Horizon and subsequent oil catastrophe in the Gulf of Mexico. I dont like to call it a spill, because spills are accidents. What happened that day was not an accident; it was a crime.
Fukushima reactor meltdown was man-made disaster, says official report
2015-04-13 16:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Last year's accident at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plant was a manmade disaster caused by poor regulation and collusion between the government, the operator and the industry's watchdog, a report has said. In a highly critical assessment published on Thursday, a Japanese parliamentary panel challenged claims by the plant's operator, Tokyo Electric Power (Tepco), that the triple meltdown at the plant in north-east Japan had been caused solely by a 14-metre tsunami on 11 March last year....
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EPA Chief: Keystone XL Wouldn't Be a 'Disaster' for Climate
2015-03-31 16:20:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Hill: The head of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said the Keystone XL pipeline would not be disastrous for the climate. Gina McCarthys comments on Monday came despite her agencys position that low oil prices could mean that Keystone will have more of an impact on the climate than previously thought. Politicos Mike Allen asked McCarthy if Keystone would be a disaster for the climate. No, McCarthy responded at an event Politico hosted, I don't think that any one issue is a disaster...
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