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Worlds First Solar Road Already Generating More Power Than Expected
2015-05-15 15:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
EcoWatch: SolaRoad, the worlds first solar road, has only been in operation since November, but its already generating more power than expected. SolaRoad is a bike path in Krommenie, a village northwest of Amsterdam in the Netherlands, that also functions as a massive solar array. The project was developed by TNO, the Province of Noord-Holland, Ooms Civiel and Imtech. We did not expect a yield as high as this so quickly, said Sten de Wit, spokesman for SolaRoad. The bike road opened half a year ago...
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How China's energy is becoming more green than black
2015-05-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Project Syndicate: China generates most of its electricity by burning fossil fuels, just as every rising economic power has done since the Industrial Revolution. But to focus on this single fact risks overlooking a notable trend. The Chinese system of power generation is turning green far more quickly than any other system of comparable size on the planet. This trend is visible in three areas. The first is electricity generation. According to data released by the China Electricity Council, the amount of power...
Ahold and Delhaize Need More Than a Bigger Basket
2015-05-11 22:25:38| Grocery - Topix.net
Shares of European-listed food retailers Delhaize and Ahold rose 15% and 5% Monday, respectively, on reports that they are discussing a deal. Both companies make about 60% of their sales in the U.S. and sit in the squeezed midmarket.
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Carbon emissions from peatlands may be less than expected
2015-05-11 21:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
ScienceDaily: Duke University scientists have discovered a previously unknown dual mechanism that slows peat decay and may help reduce carbon dioxide emissions from peatlands during times of drought. "This discovery could hold the key to helping us find a way to significantly reduce the risk that increased drought and global warming will change Earth's peatlands from carbon sinks into carbon sources, as many scientists have feared," said Curtis J. Richardson, director of the Duke University Wetland Center and...
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Five Mass. tech companies that could be worth less than Uber
2015-05-11 18:22:01| IT Services - Topix.net
Company: American Tower Corp. , which owns and operates wireless towers across the globe. Headquarters: Boston Market cap: $39.87 billion Photo: American Tower is led by CEO James Taiclet.
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