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Whirlpool Cuts Water Use by Nearly 22% from 2004 to 2008

Posted by Environmental Leader on 20/11/2009

Whirlpool Corp. is on track to cut its greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 6.6 percent by 2012, according to the company’s first global sustainability report. The company also cut water use by 21.5 percent and overall waste generated per unit decreased by nearly 4 percent from 2004 to 2008. T ...

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National Grid Again Rejects High Costs of Offshore Wind

Posted by Environmental Leader on 20/11/2009

National Grid for the second time has turned down a proposal from a Rhode Island offshore wind developer that wants to sell the electricity retailer energy from a yet-to-be-developed wind farm.National Grid says the price to purchase renewable energy from New Jersey-based Deepwater Wind is too hi ...

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U.S., China Partner on Renewable Energy, Energy Efficiency

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2009

President Barack Obama and China’s President Hu Jintao have agreed to a wide ranging package of programs and initiatives (seven in total) to strengthen the two countries’ cooperation on renewable energy and energy efficiency. One key program establishes a U.S.-China Clean Energy Resea ...

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Oberthur Technologies intros EcoSIM - The First Eco-friendly SIM Card

Posted by DeshRaj on 17/11/2009

Oberthur Technologies introduces the worlds first patented eco-friendly SIM card called the EcoSIM. Being only half the size of a regular SIM, it naturally brings the use of plastic down by 50%. Since recycled paper, PEFC, and FSC certified...

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Utilities Face Cost and Implementation Challenges with Smart-Grid Upgrades

Posted by Environmental Leader on 16/11/2009

In the wake of the Department of Energy’s $3.4 billion in grants for various smart-grid projects, local governments and utilities are trying to sort out the pros and cons of a smart-grid system, while trying to determine how to implement — and pay for– the required electrical gr ...

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