FutureStructure Infrastructure
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Each winning city will receive an individualized Readiness Workshop and host of tech tools to help further its efforts toward becoming a smart city.
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Some 1,500 intersections in Los Angeles to get upgraded with new traffic signal equipment.
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The Boring Company will construct a four-mile tunnel to connect a rail station with Ontario International Airport in the Los Angeles region. The tunnel will accommodate zero-emission and possibly autonomous vehicles.
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Animals and plants will need escape hatches to move to cooler climes as the planet warms, but few parts of the U.S. have the natural habitat available for these migrations.
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The anti-nuclear movement in the U.S. is at a critical juncture as worries over climate change grow.
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Unlike the most common rooftop solar systems, self-supply systems connect to batteries and do not send excess power to the grid.
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Solar sounds good, but what does it actually look like when a local government decides to set up some panels?
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One of the most heavily debated aspects of the new rules is the “fish consumption rate,” which measures the increase in the rate of cancer based on the amount of fish and other aquatic food sources the average resident eats.
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Ubiquitous Quantum Dots believes it can harness these solar rays to power consumer products, and eventually entire buildings.
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The plan requires that 50 percent of New York’s electricity come from renewable energy sources, including wind, solar and hydro, by 2030 in an effort to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions.
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Solar sounds good, but what does it actually look like when a local government decides to set up some panels?
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Two contrasting scenarios are driving debate as the state’s energy and air-quality regulators finish studies on a proposal to merge the grid for California’s biggest power companies.
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With many more financing options available today, plus a lot more solar companies competing, solar generation is beginning to penetrate the consumer mainstream.
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The issue is complicated not only by the competing goals of increasing renewable energy and preserving farmland, but also by concerns about the property rights of farmers.
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If shareholders approve Tesla's proposed $2.8 billion acquisition of SolarCity later this year, the Gigafactory will be a foundation for an integrated power and transportation company.
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The center was established by UC Davis in collaboration with the National Electrical Manufacturers Association, the California Energy Commission and the U.S. Department of Energy.
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Solar sounds good, but what does it actually look like when a local government decides to set up some panels?
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A private company that proposed to build a high-speed rail line from Rochester to the Minneapolis–Saint Paul region has delayed its development, seeking more time to collect information.
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Bay Area traffic officials will introduce a suite of short-term traffic-easing solutions including more carpool lanes, increased ferry and bus service, and expanded commuter parking lots.
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New York is set to become the first state to require schools to regularly test their water for lead. But it's far from the only place with the problem.
