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REI hits the roof to put a ceiling on data center cooling | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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Outdoor retailer REI is saving 1.8 million KW-h per year after installing energy-efficient cooling systems at its Seattle datacenter. The project reduced energy consumption tied to cooling by 93% and had a payback period of less than 1 year.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Outdoor retailer REI is saving 1.8 million KW-h per year after installing energy-efficient cooling systems at its Seattle datacenter. The project reduced energy consumption tied to cooling by 93% and had a payback period of less than 1 year. </div>

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Tyson Foods urged its pork suppliers to stop using manual blunt force to euthanize sick or injured piglets, use anesthetic for tail docking and castration, and improve housing for pregnant sows. The company also announced that it will increase the frequency of third-party audits that monitor animal well-being.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Tyson Foods urged its pork suppliers to stop using manual blunt force to euthanize sick or injured piglets, use anesthetic for tail docking and castration, and improve housing for pregnant sows. The company also announced that it will increase the frequency of third-party audits that monitor animal well-being.</div>

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Green financial investments: Banks, companies, funds meet at U.N. on climate solutions. - 0 views

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Major institutional investors are increasingly mindful of the risk that carbon-intensive assets could lose their value if climate regulations become tougher, Tim McDonnell argues. That could be good news for clean energy investment, even though spending on that sector declined in 2013.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Major institutional investors are increasingly mindful of the risk that carbon-intensive assets could lose their value if climate regulations become tougher, Tim McDonnell argues. That could be good news for clean energy investment, even though spending on that sector declined in 2013. </div>

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Not just good on paper: how businesses and NGOs can protect rainforests | Guardian Sust... - 0 views

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Drawing on a key example of successful stakeholder engagement between Rainforest Action Network and Mitsubishi Electric, Erik Wohlgemuth, Future 500's COO, draws important connections and breaks down how NGOs and corporations must continue to work together to confront irresponsible forest management and illegal deforestation across the globe.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Drawing on a key example of successful stakeholder engagement between Rainforest Action Network and Mitsubishi Electric, Erik Wohlgemuth, Future 500's COO, draws important connections and breaks down how NGOs and corporations must continue to work together to confront irresponsible forest management and illegal deforestation across the globe. </div>

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Businesses wise up to supply-chain water risks | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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New research reveals burgeoning private sector involvement in watershed protection and restoration.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">New research reveals burgeoning private sector involvement in watershed protection and restoration.</div>

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Does Carnival's pollution tech signal big changes for the cruise industry? | Guardian S... - 0 views

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Carnival, docked in the spotlight when it received the New Economy's Clean Tech Award for Best Marine Solutions Company. The award recognized Carnival's decision to install a new exhaust filtration system on its North American ships, at an estimated cost of $180m

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Carnival, docked in the spotlight when it received the New Economy's Clean Tech Award for Best Marine Solutions Company. The award recognized Carnival's decision to install a new exhaust filtration system on its North American ships, at an estimated cost of $180m</div>

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No More GMOs in Grape Nuts, Post Foods Says · Environmental Management & Ener... - 0 views

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Post Foods, which will roll out a non-GMO verified Grape Nuts in January 2014, has become the second food company this month to cave to pressure from an environmental group and the public and stop using genetically modified ingredients in a cereal.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Post Foods, which will roll out a non-GMO verified Grape Nuts in January 2014, has become the second food company this month to cave to pressure from an environmental group and the public and stop using genetically modified ingredients in a cereal. </div>

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Developing world overtakes the U.S. in e-waste | GreenBiz.com - 0 views

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for the first time, emerging countries are throwing out even more electronics than we are in the U.S. Actually, the trend started in 2012.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">for the first time, emerging countries are throwing out even more electronics than we are in the U.S. Actually, the trend started in 2012. </div>

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Acidification of Pacific Coast Could Disrupt Entire Marine Food Web · Environ... - 0 views

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Pacific Northwest shellfish producers are the first harbingers of a trend that may have wide ranging implications for the broader fishing industry: ocean acidification. By proactively seeking out adaptation solutions early on, the Northwest shellfish industry is attempting a self-rescue that may provide important lessons as other commercial species begin feeling the impacts of increasing acidification.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Pacific Northwest shellfish producers are the first harbingers of a trend that may have wide ranging implications for the broader fishing industry: ocean acidification. By proactively seeking out adaptation solutions early on, the Northwest shellfish industry is attempting a self-rescue that may provide important lessons as other commercial species begin feeling the impacts of increasing acidification. </div>

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West Virginia residents cope, with days of water woes still ahead after chemical spill ... - 0 views

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A chemical spill along the Elk River in West Virginia has left close to 300,000 people without access to tap water for the past 5 days. The spill originated from a facility run by chemical company Freedom Industries.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">A chemical spill along the Elk River in West Virginia has left close to 300,000 people without access to tap water for the past 5 days. The spill originated from a facility run by chemical company Freedom Industries.</div>

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First Energy Bows to Shareholder Pressure to Cut Emissions · Environmental Ma... - 0 views

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Utility FirstEnergy, one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases in the US, has responded to shareholder demands and agreed to reduce its carbon emissions, the New York Times reports. The company - the eighth-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the US according to the Greenhouse 100 index - says it will study and report on what it can do to meet President Barack Obama's goal of reducing carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2050.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Utility FirstEnergy, one of the largest emitters of greenhouse gases in the US, has responded to shareholder demands and agreed to reduce its carbon emissions, the New York Times reports. The company - the eighth-biggest emitter of greenhouse gases in the US according to the Greenhouse 100 index - says it will study and report on what it can do to meet President Barack Obama's goal of reducing carbon emissions by 80 percent by 2050.</div>

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Exposure to Phthalate Drops, Other Chemicals Levels on the Rise · Environment... - 1 views

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Americans are being exposed to significantly lower levels of some phthalates - chemicals often referred to as plasticizers - that were banned from children's products in 2008, but exposures to other forms of these chemicals are rising steeply, according to a study led by researchers at University of California, San Francisco.

<div class="cArrow"> </div><div class="cContentInner">Americans are being exposed to significantly lower levels of some phthalates - chemicals often referred to as plasticizers - that were banned from children's products in 2008, but exposures to other forms of these chemicals are rising steeply, according to a study led by researchers at University of California, San Francisco.</div>

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