CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES -SDSU

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CENTER FOR LATIN AMERICAN STUDIES

The Center for Latin American Studies at San Diego State University has been providing educational opportunities since 1942, and is renowned for program offerings in the indigenous languages of Mexico.

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Ramona Perez

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(619) 594-1103

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5500 Campanile Dr.

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San Diego

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CA
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92182

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Electricity use and GDP projection

Submitted by eortiz5000 on Wed, 05/29/2013 - 09:29
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http://econintersect.com/b2evolution/blog1.php/2013/03/25/electricity-usage-efficiency-5-fold-improvement-in-60-years

The efficiency of energy use in growing the U.S. economy has made dramatic improvements over the past 60 years.  Before the mid-1980s electrical energy usage grew faster than GDP growth but since then the relationship has reversed.  Projections by the U.S. EIA (U.S.

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The urban island effect

Submitted by eortiz5000 on Wed, 05/29/2013 - 09:23

This hypothetical graph shows how daytime and nighttime temperature vary in the vicinity of a large city. Notice how daytime temperature is higher over heat-reflecting buildings and lower over a water body. The urban heat island effect causes cities to run warmer than surrounding rural areas, especially at night. Development produces heat islands by replacing vegetation, particularly forests, with pavement and other urban infrastructure.

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San Diego Maritime Alliance

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San Diego Maritime Alliance

Promoting Blue Tech & Blue Jobs

The Maritime Alliance is the cluster organizer for the San diego maritime technology community and fosters maritime business and technology innovation through collaboration around the U.S. and the world.

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Michael Jones

Phone

+1.619.450.4600

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2877 Historic Decatur Rd., Suite 300

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San Diego

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CA
Zip/Postal Code

92106

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Animated map: U.S. drought in 2012

Drought conditions have been at record levels in the contiguous United States for much of July, according to the National Drought Mitigation Center, which began monitoring drought conditions in 1999.

Reservoir Construction is slowing is U.S

Submitted by yufang1104 on Fri, 08/17/2012 - 11:02

You need lots of water and a lot of land where you can build a dam and reservoir, which all takes a LOT of money, time, and construction. The trend for the future will probably be to build small-scale hydro plants that can generate electricity for a single community.

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