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October 15, 2011 5:13 PM
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In Chicago, city workers required to take public transit

In Chicago, city workers required to take public transit | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
In Chicago, all city government workers must now use public transit as their primary mode of transportation while on the job.
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October 15, 2011 5:10 PM
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Forum: Broadband expansion sparks debate - Wisbusiness.com

Forum: Broadband expansion sparks debate - Wisbusiness.com | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Forum: Broadband expansion sparks debateWisbusiness.comHonadel earlier this year co-authored the big rewrite of telecommunications regulations that was signed into law by Gov. Scott Walker.
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October 15, 2011 5:01 PM
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Smart Grids, Smart Meters, Smart Software

Smart Grids, Smart Meters, Smart Software | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
In response to new market forces such as globalization, product commoditization, industry consolidation, and the global explosion of data, many industries are redesigning their business models and launching new connected services.
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October 15, 2011 4:59 PM
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PG&E’s smart grid director: looking ahead to advanced technologies

PG&E’s smart grid director: looking ahead to advanced technologies | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Given all the media attention PG&E has received regarding smart meter deployments, it’s a fair guess that the utility’s senior director of smart grid and technology integration would get lots of questions when he shows up at industry gatherings.
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October 15, 2011 4:53 PM
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BRAC the Spectrum, Illinois Republicans Suggest

BRAC the Spectrum, Illinois Republicans Suggest | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
A process similar to the Base Realignment and Closure procedure should be considered help to decide which federally owned spectrum might be auctioned off for use by the private sector and help reduce the federal deficit, suggest Sen. Mark Kirk, R-Ill., and Rep. Adam Kinzinger, R-Ill.
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October 15, 2011 4:33 PM
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Berkeley Lab Report: Smart Grid Key To Renewable Energy Penetration

Berkeley Lab Report: Smart Grid Key To Renewable Energy Penetration | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
The penetration of renewable energy technology in the U.S. is expected to increase dramatically over the next decade, as many states are implementing policies to expand this sector.
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October 15, 2011 4:25 PM
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Uncle Sam Confronts Climate Change Animation

Uncle Sam Confronts Climate Change Animation | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
What this little cartoon makes clear is that denial isn’t just a river in Egypt, it’s the water rising all around this nation.
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October 15, 2011 4:13 PM
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BrightSource Energy plans 3rd massive solar farm

BrightSource Energy plans 3rd massive solar farm | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
BrightSource Energy is still building its first solar farm, but the company already is steaming ahead with development work for an 810 MW project called Rio Mesa, for which the company said Friday it has applied for approval from the California...
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October 15, 2011 4:07 PM
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‘Thinking machines’ will run future power grids

‘Thinking machines’ will run future power grids | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Plans to develop the “smart” grid – a system that uses intelligent computer networks to manage electric power – cannot succeed without the creation of new “thinking machines” that can learn and adapt to new situations, from power outages along the...
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October 15, 2011 3:49 PM
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Smart Grids European Technology Platform Video | www.smartgrids.eu

Smart Grids European Technology Platform Video | www.smartgrids.eu | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Smart Grids European Technology Platform | http://t.co/df2kOnGJ http://t.co/uWLmkPxd via @addthis...
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October 15, 2011 3:38 PM
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SMARTGREENS 2012 : 1st International Conference on Smart Grids and Green IT Systems (SMARTGREENS)

SMARTGREENS 2012 : 1st International Conference on Smart Grids and Green IT Systems (SMARTGREENS) | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
SMARTGREENS 2012 : 1st International Conference on Smart Grids and Green IT Systems (SMARTGREENS) (#SmartGrid SMARTGREENS 2012 : 1st International Conference on Smart Grids ...: Particularly relevant is the so-c...)...
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October 15, 2011 12:43 PM
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Rural Groups Call for Better Broadband Services

Rural Groups Call for Better Broadband Services | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Rural communities lag the rest of the nation in broadband access and access speeds. Rural communities are likely to have fewer Internet providers and have slower download and upload speed, according to an Daily Yonder ...
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October 15, 2011 12:41 PM
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Turning Texas TEAL | Technology Expertise, Access & Learning ...

Turning Texas TEAL | Technology Expertise, Access & Learning ... | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
We all know that public libraries have been in the business of public computing for years. As the quintessential community anchor institution, libraries frequently provide the only source of free Internet access for their ...
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October 15, 2011 5:10 PM
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NC: Raleigh’s Smart Grid Bid

NC: Raleigh’s Smart Grid Bid | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Alex Huang keeps busy as a full-time electrical engineering professor at North Carolina State University, but outside the classroom he has his hands in a really big project. He wants to help the U.S.
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October 15, 2011 5:06 PM
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Major automakers agree to develop universal charger for EVs

Major automakers agree to develop universal charger for EVs | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
In an effort to streamline the process of charging electric vehicles, seven major automakers - Audi, BMW, Daimler, Ford, GM, Porsche and Volkswagen - have agreed to a single rapid charging system.
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October 15, 2011 5:00 PM
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Investors enamored with rooftop solar

Investors enamored with rooftop solar | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
The solar market has been marked by falling profits and controversial federal government loans this year, but one bright spot has been the growth of investors putting money into installing solar panels on the rooftops of homes and and small...
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October 15, 2011 4:57 PM
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LightSquared, GPS industry spar over proposed interference fix

GPS device makers remain skeptical over LightSquared’s proposal to retrofit precision receivers.
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October 15, 2011 4:35 PM
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Great Lakes Symposium On Smart Grid And The New Energy Economy

Great Lakes Symposium On Smart Grid And The New Energy Economy | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
With its rich tradition of manufacturing, agriculture and innovation, the Midwest provides a fertile landscape for the development of the smart grid.  And in return, the smart grid can bring new jobs, economic development opportunities and environmental...
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October 15, 2011 4:27 PM
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A Word About Green Jobs Video

A Word About Green Jobs Video | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
This is the answer to those who don’t care about climate change and don’t believe the community of nations should be pulling together right now. If the common good isn’t of any concern, how about the U.S.
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October 15, 2011 4:23 PM
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The Rise And Fall Of This World’s Population

The Rise And Fall Of This World’s Population | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
This is an amazingly important video with enormous implications for energy (as well as every other resource on which humans depend). At first it seems like propaganda: The earth’s population is ONLY growing by 1 billion every 15 years?
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October 15, 2011 4:09 PM
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Teachers Union Thinks It Blocked Online Classes...But It Didn't

Teachers Union Thinks It Blocked Online Classes...But It Didn't | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
I've always struggled with the concept of unions and collective bargaining. The realist in me knows the history of employment in the early days of this country and how woefully employers treated their people.
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October 15, 2011 4:01 PM
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Smart Grids Get Smarter | Renewable Energy World Magazine Article

Smart Grids Get Smarter | Renewable Energy World Magazine Article | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Telecom giant Alcatel-Lucent, headquartered in France, has announced that it is teaming up with China's State Grid Information & Telecommunication Company Ltd (SGIT) to help utilities manage peak electricity demand, identify opportunities for power...
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October 15, 2011 3:41 PM
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IBM Joins EcoGrid EU Renewable Energy-Smart Grid Consortium

IBM Joins EcoGrid EU Renewable Energy-Smart Grid Consortium | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
IBM's signing on as a member of EcoGrid EU, a consortium of companies that's planning a demo renewable power-smart grid system on the Danish island of Borholm.
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October 15, 2011 3:31 PM
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Customers to Get Warning When They Exceed Minutes

Customers to Get Warning When They Exceed Minutes | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
Cell phone customers will get warnings when they are about to go over their monthly limits on cell phone calls and texts under an agreement to be announced Monday by the The Federal Communications Commission and major wireless carriers, the...
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October 15, 2011 12:42 PM
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The State of Education Address « UtahPublicEducation.org

The State of Education Address « UtahPublicEducation.org | Surfing the Broadband Bit Stream | Scoop.it
About. Comment Policy .... Comcast identified cost as one of the major barriers that families face in Internet adoption, so they are offering qualified families a high speed broadband Internet connection and a home computer at a deeply discounted...
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