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REI Saves 93% on Data Center Energy with Evaporative Cooling · Environmental ... - 0 views

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Outdoor retailer REI retrofitted its Seattle data center, resulting in a 93 percent reduction in the cooling energy used

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Outdoor retailer REI retrofitted its Seattle data center, resulting in a 93 percent reduction in the cooling energy used </div>

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Nike Builds Concept Store from Trash | Earth911.com - 0 views

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Nike has created a new concept store that's literally made from trash. The Shanghai store was entirely made from recycled materials, including 50,000 used CDs and DVDs and thousands of beverage containers

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Nike has created a new concept store that's literally made from trash. The Shanghai store was entirely made from recycled materials, including 50,000 used CDs and DVDs and thousands of beverage containers</div>

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Unilever sweetens Turkish ice cream factory with LEED | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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Unilever is planning to build in Turkey what could become the first LEED-certified ice cream factory. The $127 million facility will include rainwater harvesting systems, heat- and energy-saving systems, and an attached facility for sorting and processing waste. GreenBiz.com

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Unilever is planning to build in Turkey what could become the first LEED-certified ice cream factory. The $127 million facility will include rainwater harvesting systems, heat- and energy-saving systems, and an attached facility for sorting and processing waste. GreenBiz.com </div>

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Las Vegas School District Saves $12,500 per Day from Lighting Retrofit | Energy Manager... - 0 views

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Nevada utility NV Energy helped a Las Vegas school district save $2.25 million and avoid 21.4 million KW-h of electricity consumption per year by installing energy-efficient lighting at 152 schools. The project also enabled the school district to earn $790,000 in utility rebates during the 2012 fiscal year

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Nevada utility NV Energy helped a Las Vegas school district save $2.25 million and avoid 21.4 million KW-h of electricity consumption per year by installing energy-efficient lighting at 152 schools. The project also enabled the school district to earn $790,000 in utility rebates during the 2012 fiscal year</div>

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Disney Gets an A, Carnival an F for Cruise Line Sewage Treatment · Environmen... - 0 views

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Disney Cruise Line is the most environmentally responsible line, earning an A for sewage treatment and an overall A grade, according to Friends of the Earth’s 2013 Cruise Ship Report Card.
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All four Disney ships have advanced sewage treatment systems and three are equipped to plug in to shore-based power, Friends of the Earth says.
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Disney Cruise Line is the most environmentally responsible line, earning an A for sewage treatment and an overall A grade, according to Friends of the Earth's 2013 Cruise Ship Report Card.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Disney Cruise Line is the most environmentally responsible line, earning an A for sewage treatment and an overall A grade, according to Friends of the Earth's 2013 Cruise Ship Report Card. </div>

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Cut Energy Waste By Running Buildings Better | Philip Henderson's Blog | Switchboard, f... - 0 views

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Tower Companies saved $220,000 in 1 year and reduced electricity consumption by an average of 13% across 3 office buildings in Washington, DC, by implementing systems for managing energy in real time.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Tower Companies saved $220,000 in 1 year and reduced electricity consumption by an average of 13% across 3 office buildings in Washington, DC, by implementing systems for managing energy in real time.</div>

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Florida Power and Light's smart grid success story | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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As more utilities make reliability and resiliency their twin mantras, none has had more success than Florida Power & Light

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">As more utilities make reliability and resiliency their twin mantras, none has had more success than Florida Power & Light</div>

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Soil proprietor: Do GMOs promote dirt conservation? | Grist - 0 views

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Genetically modified crops are making it easier for farmers to embrace low-till agricultural strategies, proponents say. The precise impact of GM crops is hard to quantify, however, with some analyses suggesting that farmers in the U.S. aren't changing their tilling habits

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Genetically modified crops are making it easier for farmers to embrace low-till agricultural strategies, proponents say. The precise impact of GM crops is hard to quantify, however, with some analyses suggesting that farmers in the U.S. aren't changing their tilling habits</div>

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Domtar: How the paper industry overcame the 'sins of its past' | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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Domtar's VP of sustainability explains how the forestry industry has worked to overcome some of the sins of its past.

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-- Oceans: Public, private sectors must boost cooperation to save seas -- World Bank pa... - 0 views

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Mounting ocean health problems -- which are threatening the primary food source for more than 1 billion people -- can be fixed, but only with public and private sectors working together to a much greater extent, according to a World Bank blue ribbon panel.
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Mounting ocean health problems -- which are threatening the primary food source for more than 1 billion people -- can be fixed, but only with public and private sectors working together to a much greater extent, according to a World Bank blue ribbon panel.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Mounting ocean health problems -- which are threatening the primary food source for more than 1 billion people -- can be fixed, but only with public and private sectors working together to a much greater extent, according to a World Bank blue ribbon panel.</div>

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ChargePoint and Key Equipment Finance Launch New Financing Program to Spur Mass... -- C... - 1 views

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ChargePoint, developer of the world's largest electric vehicle charging network, launched a new lease-to-purchase program that will enable companies and municipalities to purchase charging stations at no upfront cost

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">ChargePoint, developer of the world's largest electric vehicle charging network, launched a new lease-to-purchase program that will enable companies and municipalities to purchase charging stations at no upfront cost</div>

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Top Corporate Environmental Projects of the Year · Environmental Management &... - 0 views

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This year, the Environmental Leader Product & Project Awards have been opened for corporations to submit projects they have implemented that helped improve sustainability metrics (or for consultants to submit projects they have implemented for corporate partners). Here are a few ideas, examples of successful projects that have come across our desks in recent months. These are the types of projects that would be strong submissions to win a Top Project of the Year Award.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">This year, the Environmental Leader Product & Project Awards have been opened for corporations to submit projects they have implemented that helped improve sustainability metrics (or for consultants to submit projects they have implemented for corporate partners). Here are a few ideas, examples of successful projects that have come across our desks in recent months. These are the types of projects that would be strong submissions to win a Top Project of the Year Award. </div>

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