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UTA study indicates air contamination near fracking sites result of operational inefficiencies, not inherent to the extraction process

Green Car Congress

A study led by chemists at the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA) indicates that highly variable contamination events registered in and around unconventional oil and gas developments are the result of operational inefficiencies and not inherent to the extraction process itself. —Kevin Schug. Zacariah L. Meik, Brian E.

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Environmental Charter High School Gets Solar; Greenius Goes EcoMedia

Creative Greenius

The on-stage banner heralding the ribbon cutting event @ ECHS. Alison Diaz, ECHS Founder and Executive Director, with Assemblyman Bradford of the school's 51st District share the joy of Friday's event. EcoMedia President and Founder, Paul Polizzotto, addressing the audience at the ECHS ribbon cutting event.

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Summer Update

Plug In Partners

They join Founding Members from these cities: Arlington, TX, Baltimore, Boulder, Dallas, Denver, Fort Worth, Irvine, CA, Los Angeles, Memphis, Philadelphia, Seattle, San Francisco, and Wenatchee, WA. The event is Thursday, June 29th at 7:00pm at Town Lake Center , 721 Barton Springs Road. Keene, N.H., Santa Barbara, CA., Irvine, CA.,

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The Do-or-Die Moments That Determined the Fate of the Internet

Cars That Think

Indeed, hyped-up product announcements at industry events like the Consumer Electronics Show (now CES ) and the Game Developers Conference have become regular features of the digital world. There’s also a parallel tradition—less flashy but no less important—of industry events that focus attention on digital infrastructure.

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Robert Kahn: The Great Interconnector

Cars That Think

I was pretty sure it would work,” Kahn says, “but it was a big event. That’s not going to work if you’re in a noisy environment, if you’re in a tunnel, if you’re behind a mountain, or if somebody’s jamming you. A plaque commemorating the ARPANET now stands in front of the Arlington, Va.,

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