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Walmart targets 600 per cent increase in renewable energy use by 2020
2013-04-17 10:19:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Walmart has this week kicked off a new phase in its global sustainability efforts, announcing targets to drastically increase its use of renewable energy and improve energy efficiency across its stores and offices. Speaking at the company's latest Global Sustainability Milestone meeting, Walmart's president and chief executive, Mike Duke, said that by the end of 2020 the company would generate or purchase seven billion kWh of renewable energy each year, marking a 600 per cent increase on 2010...
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Top CEO, Average Joe Pay Gap Continues to Increase
2013-04-16 22:18:17| Chemicals - Topix.net
CEOs of the largest U.S. companies were paid an average of $12.3 million last year -- 354 times more than the average U.S. worker who made $34,645, according to a study released Monday by the AFL-CIO. That works out to a weekly paycheck of $236,538 for the average top executive compared with $666 for the average worker.
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40G ATCA Backplanes help increase density and bandwidth.
2013-04-16 18:42:10| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
Offered in 6- and 14-slot sizes, 40G AdvancedTCA (ATCA) backplanes are designed to PICMG 3.0 Rev 3.0 specifications. Dual pluggable shelf manager/switch connections are available in 6-slot version. By combining shelf managers and switches, users gain 6 payload slots. Pluggable PEM (power entry module) options are available for 14-slot backplane. Slot 0 of which allows dual shelf managers to be plugged into chassis without taking up any of 14 slots. This story is related to the following:Backplanes
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Will global coal boom go bust as climate concerns increase?
2013-04-16 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Environment Health: Today, the global economy annually consumes at least 80 times more coal than was burned in 1850 at the height of the Industrial Revolution. The International Energy Agency said that global coal use -- now close to 8 billion tons a year -- could increase by 65 percent by 2035 if current energy trends continue. A recent independent analysis reported that 1,200 new coal-fired power plants are being proposed worldwide, three-quarters of them in India and China. The planet still has so much coal underground...
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Protean Electric introduces production in-wheel motor at SAE World Congress; 25% increase in peak torque
2013-04-16 14:30:15| Green Car Congress
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