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Eco-friendly Detergents Boosting Unilever’s Sales

Posted by Environmental Leader on 26/12/2008

Unilever’s eco-friendly detergents started as a way to boost the company’s green credentials, but is now driving growth in the company’s once-lackluster laundry unit, BusinessWeek reports.The company says much of its know-how in creating more environmentally-friendly products co ...

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Yamaha Installs Wind, Solar Systems at Nakaze Plant

Posted by Environmental Leader on 23/12/2008

Yamaha Motor has installed both solar and wind powered generating systems at its Nakaze Plant as part of its initiatives to employ alternative energy sources to replace petroleum fuels.The company says the solar and wind powered systems generate about 26,000 kilo-watt hours of energy annually and ...

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Commercial Building Monitors Results From Its Green Features

Posted by Environmental Leader on 23/12/2008

The home of Ferreira Construction and Noveda Technologies is going one step ahead with its green building. The building uses patent-pending technology that is accessible from any computer to monitor the building’s green features, such as solar panels, the building’s carbon footprint, ...

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DOE Awards Energy Savings Contracts Worth $80 Billion

Posted by Environmental Leader on 22/12/2008

The Department of Energy (DOE) awarded new Indefinite Delivery Indefinite Quantity (IDIQ) Energy Savings Performance Contracts (ESPCs) to 16 companies.Under an ESPC, the contractor designs, constructs, and obtains the necessary financing for an energy savings project that guarantees savings in ut ...

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QVC Installs One-Megawatt Solar Power Farm

Posted by Environmental Leader on 22/12/2008

Liberty Media’s QVC, working with SunPower Corp., announced the installation of a one-megawatt solar electric power farm at its Rocky Mount Inc. distribution center based in Rocky Mount, NC.The solar array is expected to reduce 3.1 million pounds of carbon emissions annually, the equivalent ...

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