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U.S. Army Releases First Sustainability Report - Big Move To LEED Standards

Posted by Environmental Leader on 17/11/2008

The U.S. Army released a 2007 Sustainability Report (PDF) and reported that in FY 2007, 301 of new Army military construction projects, or 78 percent of projects, were designed to LEED standards. The Army also reported an 8.4 percent reduction in energy use intensity in facilities from FY 2004.Fr ...

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Anheuser-Busch Cuts Landfill-bound Materials By 2,400 Tons

Posted by Environmental Leader on 17/11/2008

Anheuser-Busch has reduced the weight of material it contributes to landfills from its  U.S. breweries by nearly 22 percent, or about 2,400 tons, in 2008 compared to the same time frame last year.The company says it has reduced aluminum can weight by more than 40 percent since the 1970s.In July, ...

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RecycleBank Expands Operations

Posted by Environmental Leader on 14/11/2008

RecycleBank announced it is expanding its operations and is partnering with waste haulers, material recovery facilities and municipalities to bring rewards for recycling to local residents.The company plans to launch its recycling rewards program in Montgomery, OH, Sioux Falls, SD, Eden Prairie a ...

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Downturn In Market Equals Downturn In Recyclables

Posted by Environmental Leader on 14/11/2008

As the global economy slows down, demand for recyclables is also dragging. This has caused scrap dealers from Sacramento to San Diego to stockpile collections and some even charge walk-in customers for their throwaways, according to the Sacramento Bee. It’s not isolated to California either ...

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Desktop Workstations Serious Power Drain For Big Companies

Posted by Environmental Leader on 12/11/2008

According to a recent survey of 250 professionals, enterprises with 10,000 desktop workstations waste $1.26 million in energy costs annually.The survey, developed by analysts at EMA and sponsored by Kaseya, found that 69 percent of respondents used more than one workstation and that 24 percent ke ...

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