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In Argentina, a Boom in Antarctic Cruises Is Straining the ‘End of the World’

Baua Electric

But its also taxing resources, raising the cost of living and contributing to a housing shortage for workers. The neighborhood offers striking views of the harbor and the luxury cruise ships. In 2023, rents in Ushuaia outpaced even those of Palermo, one of the trendiest neighborhoods in Buenos Aires.

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Hey Google! Lets Reinvent Detroit Together Using Our Creative Greenius Before The Opportunivors Scavenge It

Creative Greenius

I went to Detroit last month and found myself in neighborhoods that looked like they had been attacked by enemy forces, had lost their battle and had now surrendered and in most part been abandoned. One of the houses Power House Productions is transforming in Detroit – and none too soon. photo by Galliani (c). Now is the moment.

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President Obama, DOT Secretary Foxx announce $600M for 6th round of TIGER funding for transportation projects

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As outlined by the President, the proposal relies upon tax reform for about half of its funding—i.e., closing some tax loopholes and changing how businesses are taxed, resulting in about $150 billion. 4 billion to attract private investment in transportation infrastructure.

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CA’s solar tax supporters are trying to run a “wealthy vs disadvantaged” narrative: It doesn’t have to be

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Tesla launches efforts to stop CA’s solar tax, which Musk dubs as “anti-environment” As critics of the initiative, such as Tesla and other renewable companies and organizations in the state, launched efforts to combat the NEM 3.0 Governor @GavinNewsom please don’t let new California net metering rules derail rooftop solar.

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Environmental groups look to halt Tesla’s battery plant permits at Gigafactory Texas

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million square foot car factory – a toxic battery cathode plant along the Colorado River, near neighborhoods that do not have access to satisfactory, affordable water, while the company is planning to receive vast amounts of water from the City of Austin for its industrial operations.

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Bans, Fees, Taxes. Can Anything Stop Overtourism?

Baua Electric

By the middle of the last decade, cities like Amsterdam and Barcelona had begun taking tentative steps to relieve tourisms impacts on infrastructure, housing, the environment and quality of life. And in South Korea, authorities have imposed a curfew in a historic neighborhood of Seoul to dampen tourist excesses. Dodds said.

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The Business of Plugging In: Building the Full Ecosystem for a Successful Plug-in Vehicle Industry in the US

Green Car Congress

Berkeley will have a higher percentage than Fresno—it will not be unlikely for 3-5 PEVs to show up on one neighborhood circuit in Berkeley, overwhelming the local circuit, and leading to blackouts, he said. ” Furthermore, given that the distribution of PEVs will not be homogeneous—e.g.,

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