There are lots of small initiatives, either at the user end -- e.g. turning off stand-by switches, drinking tap water -- or the supply end -- e.g. wind energy, tidal energy.

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As the sole producer of e-NV200, Barcelona will supply world markets highlighting the growing competitiveness of Nissan's Spanish industrial operations.

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Two steps are available to eliminate E. coli in the ground beef supply, Boyle said.

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He warned against reading too much into the results of the survey because many of the companies were using e-commerce to take costs out of supply chains rather than sell to customers.

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"Apple is committed to ensuring the highest standards of social responsibility throughout our supply chain, " Apple said in an e-mail reply Wednesday to the organizations making the allegations.

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ARPA-ED, like ARPA-E, however, does not have a clear-cut connection between supply and demand.

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Crucially, Mr Draghi explicitly left open whether the new bond purchases would be sterilised - i.e. whether the ECB would sell other assets, to leave the total money supply unchanged.

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She wanted to open an Internet pet-food- supply business that would combine a network of veterinarians, breeders and groomers with e-commerce.

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