News tagged with lots
Rehabilitating vacant lots improves urban health and safety, study finds
Greening of vacant urban land may affect the health and safety of nearby residents, according to a study published online in the American Journal of Epidemiology this week. The team, led by senior author Charle ...
Nov 17, 2011 |
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Hospital smoke-free policies should consider patient needs
While smoke-free policies on hospital grounds make sense for the objective of clean air, managing the tobacco withdrawal symptoms of hospitalized patients must also be addressed, states an article in CMAJ.
Oct 31, 2011 |
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Relief from 'parking wars': Researcher develops computer software to revamp city parking
For those who live or work in cities, parking is a major source of stress and frustration. Researchers estimate that for every 110 vehicles circulating on the roads looking for spaces, there are 100 available spots, both ...
Oct 31, 2011 |
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'Solar trees' sprout up in California county's parking lots
The frustrating search for a shady spot to park is about to get easier. But the new trees being planted at nine big parking lots in the San Jose, Calif., area aren't leafy green saplings, they're big silver specimens with ...
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Aug 28, 2011 |
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Study finds widespread stream biodiversity declines at low levels of urban development
A new study from biology researchers at Baylor University and the University of Maryland-Baltimore has found that there are consistent and widespread declines in stream biodiversity at lower levels of urban development more ...
Jun 08, 2011 |
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Plainville, Conn. gets a solar carport
(PhysOrg.com) -- The city of Plainville, Conn. got a brand new carport, and this one runs entirely on the power of the sun. The carport makes use of solar panels that have been mounted of the roof in order ...
Light-up cereal boxes powered by shelves on display at CES
(PhysOrg.com) -- Cereal boxes with blinking lights may or may not be the next big thing, but the underlying technology could prove useful for many other potential applications. At the recent CES in Las Vegas, ...
Parking lots could become 'solar groves' (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Architect Robert Noble, who specializes in sustainable design has come up with the idea of turning parking lots into "solar groves" that shade the vehicles, generate electricity, and serve ...
Sanyo sets up solar parking lots for electric bikes
Japanese electronics giant Sanyo said Tuesday it had opened two "solar parking lots" in Tokyo where 100 electric hybrid bicycles can be recharged from sunlight-powered panels.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 16, 2010 |
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Pavement sealcoat a source of toxins in stormwater runoff
Driveways and parking lots may look better with a layer of sealcoat applied to the pavement, but the water running off the surface into nearby streams will be carrying more than just oxygen and hydrogen molecules. ...
Apr 08, 2009 |
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