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United Flight Saves 1,600 Gallons Fuel Without New Technology

Posted by Environmental Leader on 18/11/2008

United Airlines, a participant in the Asia and South Pacific Initiative to Reduce Emissions, says it has reduced CO2 emissions by nearly 33,000 pounds and saved about 1,600 gallons of fuel on United flight 870 from Sydney, Australia, to San Francisco International Airport.California Gov. Arnold S ...

Climate Efficiency Emissions Products & Planning Savings Transportation Travel

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Sustainability Your Businesses Best Defense Against Recession

Posted by Environmental Leader on 17/11/2008

In these uncertain economic times, companies often gravitate towards budget cuts and to scale back sustainability or green programs because of the notion that they take away from the bottom-line.In reality, this thinking is the exact opposite of what business leaders need to do. Sustainability ma ...

Conservation Finance & Reporting Financial Guest Column Savings Sustainability

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North Face Installs Solar Power System

Posted by Environmental Leader on 17/11/2008

Tomorrow, The North Faces 800,000-square-foot Visalia Distribution Center is dedicating a ground-mounted solar energy system that will power 25-30 percent of the facilitys energy needs.The system (announced in August) is expected to reduce carbon emissions by over 1,300 metric tons annually. The ...

Contracts & Installations Emissions Facilities Savings Solar Energy Supply Chain U.S.

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Most Efficient Data Center - The One That’s Not Built

Posted by Environmental Leader on 13/11/2008

Kenneth Brill, executive director of the Uptime Institute, told the New York Times that companies should build fewer data centers during tough times, and that the most efficient data center is the one that a company decides it doesn’t need to build.A new study from the institute estimates t ...

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NY Times Building Cuts Lighting Energy Needs 70%

Posted by Environmental Leader on 13/11/2008

The New York Times Building is seeing a 70 percent energy savings in lighting with the installation of a Lutron Electronics’ Quantum lighting management system. The energy savings are expected to save the Times Company about $315,000 annually and avoid about 1,250 metric tons of CO2 emissio ...

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