In an era where tax cuts are generally promoted by conservatives, tax breaks for energy efficiency and environmental measures have been discounted.
At Blackstone, ICF advises and implements energy efficiency and environmental sustainability programs for the company and its portfolio of companies and properties.
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Right now, energy efficiency and environmental are two growth areas where ICF has a lot of experience and expertise to help clients make better decisions, says Litfin.
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The old blast furnace was decommissioned in July last year before being completely rebuilt, incorporating the latest technology to improve energy efficiency, environmental performance, safety standards and capacity.
Honda, which increased production in March while raising units sales 6.2% during the last quarter, is benefiting from a consumer trend toward fuel efficiency and environmental concerns over the past couple of years.
With developments such as these, a picture seems to be emerging between the "haves" and the "have-nots" - those who have money to invest in greater efficiency both in environmental and fuel economy terms, and those with major financial problems that prevent them from investing in the future.
Yet, despite the real energy cost savings and environmental benefits associated with improving home energy efficiency, a series of barriers have prevented a self-sustaining retrofit market from forming.
And when you couple it with the fact that for the first time in 30 years we've not only raised fuel efficiency standards but we actually were able to get the entire industry to agree voluntarily to double fuel efficiency standards by the biggest environmental step we've made in the last 30 years on that front.
As more customers take the time to research the environmental footprints of products and services, efficiency becomes a key part of the business story.
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In the U.S. BASF is lobbying for adoption of internationally standardized regulations on environmental issues while trying to transform concerns about efficiency into an opportunity to sell products.
He said said that improvements in energy efficiency were driven by financial reasons, not environmental policies.
Apple would not comment on exactly why it abandoned the EPEAT environmental standard, which measures a product's recyclability and energy efficiency.
As a top environmental official in Massachusetts and Connecticut, she helped design programs to expand energy efficiency and promote renewable energy.
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Observers are divided as to the best way of expanding hydropower, with some urging the construction of major new dams on grounds of efficiency while others promote smaller, community-level installations for social and environmental reasons.
Also, as part of the lifecycle design process, the laptops meet Energy Star 5.0 for high energy efficiency and are rated EPEAT Gold in the U.S. for their environmental attributes.
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Regular readers of this blog will remember Petropoulos as one of 51 Climate Corp Fellows who trained with the Environmental Defense Fund (EDF) last summer and interned with host companies to work on energy efficiency solutions.
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Eternal happiness guides towards divinity but unfortunately missing out because we have been mechanized by the prevailing environmental factors , not finding leisure time at home and in the society which is corroding the efficiency and draining out the potential energy.
Enhancing the efficiency of energy use is, hands down, the most cost-effective way to mitigate the environmental impact of energy use while fueling economic growth.
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