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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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Best-in-Class Manufacturers Cut Energy Use by 24%, Study Shows

Posted by Environmental Leader on 12/11/2009

Best-in-class manufacturers typically reduce their energy consumption by 24 percent compared to laggard companies that increase their energy use by 6 percent, according to new benchmarking research from Aberdeen Group.Other findings reveal that best-in-class companies also reduce their emissions ...

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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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Greenbuild Conference Boasts Construction Innovations

Posted by Environmental Leader on 10/11/2009

Greenbuild International Conference and Expo, to be held this week in Phoenix, will be a springboard for businesses to discuss their sustainable activities, reports Phoenix Business Journal.Projected to draw 20,000 people and generate about $29 million for the local economy, the conference featur ...

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Environment Top Issue Consumers Want From New Media Communications

Posted by Environmental Leader on 10/11/2009

About 26 percent of consumers list the environment as a corporate responsibility issue they want businesses to address through new media, according to the 2009 Cone Consumer New Media Study (registration required).That puts the environment narrowly ahead of health and wellness (24 percent) and et ...

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