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New York City hopes a 10-foot wall can save it from rising seas
2016-07-06 22:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Grist: New York City is in trouble. Location, population, and a massive underground infrastructure system: All this makes New York especially vulnerable to climate change. This was most starkly felt in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy, when more than 88,000 buildings flooded, 250,000 vehicles were destroyed, and 44 people were killed. It`s cost $60 billion to rebuild damaged areas, much of which is being paid for by the federal government. In an effort to stave off another Sandy, the city is prepared...
New York City Ambulances Going Green, Saving Green
2016-06-13 04:06:49| pollutiononline Home Page
The New York City Fire Department is installing Stealth Power’s idle reduction systems on more than 100 of its ambulances, helping prevent hazardous emissions and saving fuel
Solar plane lands in New York City during bid to circle the globe
2016-06-11 11:07:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Reuters: A solar-powered airplane finished crossing the United States on Saturday, landing in New York City after flying over the Statue of Liberty during its historic bid to circle the globe, the project team said. The spindly, single-seat experimental aircraft, dubbed Solar Impulse 2, arrived at New York's John F. Kennedy International Airport at about 4 a.m. local time after it took off about five hours beforehand at Lehigh Valley International Airport in Pennsylvania, the team reported on the airplane's...
New York City Mayor Plays the Real Estate Game
2016-05-11 17:20:00| National Real Estate Investor
How much of administration strategy has been enabled by funding from the commercial real estate industry? read more
New York City MTA Unveils the Bus of the Future
2016-03-29 18:42:54| Wireless - Topix.net
The most prominent of the new features include 35-55 USB charging ports throughout the buses, plus free WiFi connectivity. The program, which is being funded by a $1.3 billion investment of city resources, will eventually replace almost 40 percent of the current bus fleet.
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