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Energy Conservation At Large Homes Is Lowest Hanging Fruit For Cutting Carbon Emissions

2013-06-27 03:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Forbes: Cutting energy consumption at a small number of homes could disproportionately reduce greenhouse gas emissions from an entire community, according to a new study. The study, Housing and Mobility Demands of Individual Households and their Life Cycle Assessment, measured differences in energy consumption at the household level for more than 3,000 households in Switzerland. The key finding was that 21% of all households were responsible for 50% of all greenhouse gas emissions. Size and proximity...

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Water Conservation Demonstration Garden Open for Visitors

2013-06-26 18:45:41| PortlandOnline

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Edison urges conservation as warm summer months near

2013-06-19 03:24:42| Energy - Topix.net

As Southern Californians prepare for summer, Southern California Edison is asking customers to be especially conservation-minded to help keep the electric grid stable and reliable during hot weather when energy use spikes, particularly without the power generated from the San Onofre nuclear plant.

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CP eHandbook: Step Up Water Conservation

2013-06-13 06:00:00| Chemical Processing

Chemical makers increasingly are focusing on water-related issues. In particular, concern over availability is spurring leading operating companies to implement a host of novel strategies and technologies to optimize water use. Chemical makers are implementing strategies and solutions to scale back on their overall usage of water, reuse water and...

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