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CBS agreed to buy CNET Networks for $1.8 billion, taking a major step to boost its Web footprint.
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On Bike to Work Day (May 16) Commute, Don't Pollute in Baltimore, DC, San Diego
http://www.sergetheconcierge.com/ 2008/ 05/ on-bike-to-work.htmlMany cities celebrate Bike to Work Day 2008 on Friday, May 16. Amongst them the Baltimore metropolitan area which uses the day to kick off their Clean Commute Month. The reason behind it is that May is the beginning of the ground-level ozone season, when we hear about Code Red and Orange Ozone Action Days.
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Can a profit-boosting approach save energy too?
http://www.huliq.com/ 59644/ can-profitboosting-approach-save-energy-tooCould a business practice usually reserved for boosting profits be used to help turn companies green by reducing their energy use? Writing in the International Journal of Six Sigma and Competitive Advantage (IJSSCA), researchers in India provide an answer.
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Supply Chain Companies Dread Potential Impact Of Emissions Legislation
http://www.triplepundit.com/ pages/ supply-chain-companies-dread-p-003119.phpA recent annual survey into the carbon reduction efforts by suppliers has revealed that business leaders dread the potential impact of emissions legislation on their activities. The survey, carried out by the Carbon Disclosure Project (CDP), a transatlantic not for profit organization, covered responses of 144 supply companies to multinational corporations.
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Where Does A Carbon Footprint Calculation Best Let The Customer Make A Postive Choice? While Online Purchasing
http://www.treehugger.com/ files/ 2008/ 05/ online-carbon-footprint-customer-cho…We recently wrote about how difficult is for consumers to know which is better: saving gas by purchasing items online; or, reducing one's greenhouse gas "footprint" by avoiding potentially inefficient shipping procedures (especially with reference to wasted packaging and the prevalence of air freight and partial-load deliveries).
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The Human Footprint - How much milk will you consume?
http://ecopreservationsociety.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ the-human-footprint-h…National Geographic looks at human consumption and our impact on earth. There is a look at Milk and the dairy industry. Part One - Introduction Part Two - Milk and the Daily Industry
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Indoor Air Cleaners
http://energywise.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ indoor-air-cleaners/I guess I’m in a writing mood today. Anyway, while I was writing about indoor air pressure, I happen to begin thinking about indoor air cleaners. Indoor air cleaners are great, to a certain extent. They won’t work in the garage with the garage door open. Neither will they work with the windows open.
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Carbon Footprints, Emissions and Offsets
http://www.samgreyhawk.com/ 2008/ 03/ carbon-footprints-emissions-and-offsets.ht…Today, it's very common to encounter a variety of terms that include the word "carbon" in the news, in magazines and books. Words like "carbon footprint," "carbon offsets" and "carbon emissions" - but it's not often these terms are actually explained or defined. What is Carbon? Carbon itself is a chemical element.
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Indoor Air Pressure
http://energywise.wordpress.com/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ indoor-air-pressure/Another interesting issue related to natural draft, and air distribution inside a building is the amount of indoor air pressure. Having dust all over the place can be a nuisance. Sometimes this problem can be reduced by increasing the indoor air pressure just a little bit. The way you do that is
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Ex Beatle’s green car, not so green
http://keetsa.com/ blog/ eco-friendly/ ex-beatle%e2%80%99s-green-car-not-so-gree…Sir Paul McCartney has a reputation as being very green and eco friendly, yet in his life time he must have flown thousands and thousands of miles all around the world, but we forgive him because he is now making up for it by promoting a green life style.
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Feed the little ones PB&J and save the planet
http://kidnutrition.lohudblogs.com/ 2008/ 05/ 15/ feed-the-little-ones-pbj-and-s…Something like that, at least. When I first heard about the PB&J Campaign, I nearly dismissed the idea out of hand, because the campaign’s goal appears to be to make vegetarians out of us all. We are avowed carnivores in our house, and I have happily eaten veal and lamb.