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Arizona State Students Develop a Solar-Powered Air Filtration System

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The students launched the initiative in 2020 after reading an article about the city’s air pollution in the Bulletin of the World Health Organization. Warudkar is an associate aeroelasticity engineer at Virgin Galactic , in Los Angeles. To improve air quality, burning unrefined coal for heat was banned.

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Torrance Goes All 350 for October 24, Ready to do The Amazing Waving Human Tide Line

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org International Day of Climate Action. Friends of Madrona Marsh have been generously supportive of our South Bay Los Angeles Climate Action Group and it was a great thrill for me to have this photo taken with Tracy. in Los Angeles. Doesn’t he look relieved and happy? Thanks Redondo Beach!

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Devil in the Details: World Leaders Scramble To Salvage and Shape Copenhagens UNFCCC Climate Summit

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“ One Agreement, Two Steps ” Expectations for Copenhagen quickly became complicated after Danish Prime Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen boarded an overnight flight to Singapore to address an impromptu breakfast forum on climate change at the Asia Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit on 15 November. by Jack Rosebro.

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Study on Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Global Cities Highlights Importance of Geophysical and Technical Factors

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An international study of 10 global cities found that a balance of geophysical factors (climate, access to resources, and gateway status) and technical factors (power generation, urban design, and waste processing) determine the greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs) attributable to cities. Article ASAP doi: 10.1021/es900213p.

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Greenius Drinks L.A. Times’ Milkshake On Global Warming

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“ But some scientists say that weaning the world off coal is crucial to slowing the devastating effects of climate change. “ Really, Los Angeles Times? It sounds like the Los Angeles Times is telling us there is still a viable debate on this subject. “ Some Scientists?&#

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How Ted Hoff Invented the First Microprocessor

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This article was first published as “Marcian E Hoff.” The project was given the internal moniker “4004.” In May 1971 an article in Datamation magazine mentioned the product, and the following November Intel produced its first ad for the 4004 CPU and placed it in Electronic News. While a research manager at Intel Corp.,

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The EV Transition Explained: Policy Roadblocks

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Utility commissioners and their staffs are now dealing with “rising workloads with limited staff, limited resources, and growing gaps in internal expertise due to the increasingly specialized needs of today’s energy system,” states the Rocky Mountain Institute. Nichols projected on the screen, in Los Angeles Thursday, Jan.

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