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Apple moves closer to goal of 100 per cent green energy

2013-03-22 11:11:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

BusinessGreen: Around 75 per cent of Apple facilities energy consumption now comes from renewable resources, according to a new sustainability report from the tech giant. The report reveals that in the last two years Apple has increased its use of renewable energy by 50 per cent, moving the firm towards its long-term goal of running its facilities using 100 per cent renewable resources. Environmental advocates have praised the iPhone maker for its advancements towards green energies. "Apple's announcement...

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United Technologies Buybacks on Pace to Top $1 Billion Goal

2013-03-15 06:38:25| Industrial Machines - Topix.net

United Technologies Corp. is on pace to top its $1 billion stock-buyback target for this year as Chief Executive Officer Louis Chenevert rewards investors after completing the largest aerospace takeover in history.

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After Investor Pressure, Continental Resources Sets Strong Goal To Reduce Natural Gas Flaring

2013-03-14 01:32:48| oilandgasonline News Articles

Continental Resources, Inc., the largest oil producers inNorth Dakota’s Bakken region, has committed to reduce natural gas flaring from its operated well sites to “as close to zero percent flaring as possible.”

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Warming bill to ax Japan's long-term emissions goal

2013-03-13 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Japan Times: In a move likely to draw the ire of environmentalists, revisions to Japan`s climate change legislation will not set a long-term numerical target for reducing greenhouse gas emissions, a document revealed Tuesday. The revisions are in response to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe`s order to rethink the internationally pledged emissions goal announced in 2010 by the Democratic Party of Japan-led administration of Yukio Hatoyama, which states Japan will cut carbon dioxide and other greenhouse gas emissions...

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