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Rising to the Better Buildings Challenge
2014-02-06 19:25:00| National Real Estate Investor
Eileen Lee As climate change, pollution and volatile energy prices have an increasing impact on the world, social and political pressures to reduce carbon emissions are rising. Real estate remains one of the biggest opportunity areas for reducing energy consumption, with residential and commercial buildings accounting for almost 40 percent of all energy consumption in the United States. read more
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EPA Launches WaterSense H2Otel Challenge to Encourage Water Savings
2014-02-05 06:00:00| Industrial Newsroom - All News for Today
WaterSense H2Otel Challenge will help agency partners and other organizations encourage hotels to use best management practices that save water and money while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. Hotels across country will pledge to ACT (assess, change, and track) their water. To help hotels make operational changes and meet growing customer demand for green lodging, EPA will initiate series of educational webinars on February 13, 2014 and provide free tools based on online guide. This story is related to the following:Green & CleanSearch for suppliers of:
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Ageing Infrastructure: Next Challenge for Pork Producers
2014-02-05 01:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CANADA - The general manager of Manitoba Pork Council says replacing aging infrastructure will be among the financial challenges facing pork producers over the next few years, according to Bruce Cochrane.
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United Kingdom: Why the floods a challenge for us to work with nature, not against it
2014-02-03 19:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: For the residents of Muchelney and Moorland, in the heart of the Somerset Levels, the misery goes on. Homes under water, roads cut off, and vast lakes of water where once there were open fields. For dairy farmers, already under pressure from low milk prices and higher feed costs, this could be the final straw. I live nearby, but our home is 50ft above sea level, and our village has escaped the worst of the flooding. Even so, I have been inundated with messages from friends, wondering if we too...
Jimmy Fund Snow Challenge raises thousands for cancer research
2014-02-02 08:44:53| IT Services - Topix.net
The 19th annual Jimmy Fund Snow Challenge held at the Nashoba Valley Ski Area on Saturday raised thousands for cancer research at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute.
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