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local action

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local action [′lō·kəl ′ak·shən]
(electricity)
Internal losses of a battery caused by chemical reactions producing local currents between different parts of a plate.
Quantitatively, the percentage loss per month in the capacity of a battery on open circuit, or the amount of current needed to keep the battery fully charged.
(metallurgy)
Electrochemical corrosion resulting from the action of local cells.


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By surveying the jurisprudence that has arisen on the issue of local versus state action, this article seeks to clarify the boundaries of the MHRPA and to identify those instances in which local action may not survive.
The events are aimed at informing key decision makers about economic and business issues, the available and proposed technologies, what local communities are doing about next generation broadband, and how a national framework for local action is being created.
The two-day Local Action on Climate Change; Challenges and Opportunities got under way yesterday and was attended by delegates from local Government and the business sector from across the UK.
 
 
 
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