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USPS Energy Use Down 9% From 2005 to 2008

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2009

In its first-ever sustainability report, the U.S. Postal Service showed a decrease in total energy use of 9 percent from 2005 to 2008. In 2008 the agency used 123 million gigajoules, compared to 131 million GJ in 2007, 134 million GJ in 2006 and 136 million GJ in 2005.The USPS reduced energy use ...

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University of Georgia on the hunt for recyclables

Posted by AditiJ on 18/11/2009

An environment-saving initiative at the University of Georgia made a big statement yesterday. The University Housing sustainability committee hosted a "Dumpster Dive," which showed the amount of recyclable material that is wasted by throwing it in...

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Utah State Universitys students recreate fashion by recycling

Posted by AditiJ on 16/11/2009

Transfusing sustainability into one of the most polluting industries in the world is what was seen at the Recycle and Redesign Fashion Show at the USUs Eccles Conference Center recently. The industry I am referring here is the textile industry...

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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 Tips to Save Small Business Owners Money

Posted by Environmental Leader on 16/11/2009

In recent years, the notion of a green economy has gathered steam. The conversation accelerated when the economy worsened and unemployment rose and suddenly, a green economy was seen by many as a pathway out of the current economic situation.Studies in 2008 found that 2 million jobs in two years ...

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