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Water Conservation A Target for Utilities, Investors

Posted by Environmental Leader on 16/11/2009

The notion that water is the next oil, in terms of global supply pressures, continues to gain prescience in light of steps to better manage water, as well as to profit by hoarding it.Two examples come to bear in Texas.The Lower Colorado River Authority, a utility that services central and south T ...

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Sustainable Property Management: Reducing Carbon And Cost

Posted by Environmental Leader on 12/11/2009

Many organizations are facing increasing cost challenges and pressure to reduce their carbon dioxide emissions. One area of opportunity they’re beginning to recognize for both cost and CO2 emission reductions is their real estate portfolios.Buildings, particularly older structures, are a ma ...

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Climate Change Poses Threat to Oil, Gas Industry

Posted by Environmental Leader on 03/11/2009

About three-fourths of global oil and gas firms say they believe that climate change could cause business downtime, system failures and safety risks, yet just 19 percent say they are taking action.“Our environment is changing and any impacts will be felt across the world putting consumers a ...

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Truck Fleets Prioritize Fuel Savings, High-Tech Features

Posted by Environmental Leader on 29/10/2009

Fleet owner demands for fuel savings, environmental benefits and high-tech features now outweigh brand names as companies make buying decisions, according to a global IBM study. The study shows trucks will become more fuel efficient, environmentally sound and safer due to the adoption of new tec ...

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Google, Microsoft, IBM Could Profit by Pressuring U.S. Chamber, Greenpeace Says

Posted by Environmental Leader on 28/10/2009

IT stalwarts like Google, Microsoft and IBM would profit by stepping up the pressure on the U.S. Chamber of Commerce to modify its climate change stance, according to the Greenpeace Cool IT leaderboard.Because the IT industry and its products would be central to greenhouse gas reduction efforts, ...

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