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Billions of kWhrs can be saved with motor efficiency on escalators
My latest column in the National Post this past Friday (July 3) focused on the billions of kilowatt hours than can be saved by improving the efficiency of escalators — with litlle or no investement.
Read the column at http://bit.ly/5Be86o
Green Energy Act could create 90,000 jobs in Ontario
The Green Energy Act (GEA) could employ over 90,000 Ontarians in green jobs. Government of Ontario is prepared to initiate the GEA, which focuses on the possibilities for employment if a large investment is made in green practices. Along with increasing employment opportunities, the program could have a huge positive impact on the environment.[...]
Energy Efficiency cheapest way to replace Ontario’s aging nuclear power
Energy efficiency, renewable energy and co-generation alternatives provide cheaper, more secure, and less wasteful forms of electricity generation than nuclear, concludes a new report, Powerful Options: A review of Ontario’s options for replacing aging nuclear plants.[...]
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Finally, the Death of TV
TV as we know it is dying, but most people don’t perceive yet the dramatic change that is bubbling below the surface. In a stunning report released at CES, Accenture points to a wholesale collapse of traditional TV viewing. The study found that “the percentage of consumer watching broadcast or cable TV shows, movies, or [...]
Six Surprising Sustainability Facts
Going green is highly profitable for three reasons: it cuts costs, reduces risk against rising energy and electricity prices and can increase revenue because a large segment of consumers want to buy products and services from green companies.
How economics drive green adoption more than guilt
The Globe and Mail’s Leading Thinkers series on Corporate Responsibility video features Jim talking on why economics is a far greater driver of sustainability than guilt. See http://bit.ly/ltG909
Two videos that follow it are:
1) Energy efficiency mitigates the risk of rising energy prices http://bit.ly/l9h1iF
2) Shifting the debate from [...]
Technology
Proper PC Disposal drastically reduces risk
North American corporations dispose of millions of PCs a year – with sensitive corporate and customer data on them. The introduction to this white paper looks at the risks that businesses incur by not properly disposing of end of life electronics
http://bit.ly/izdMD9
Grab yourself a set-and-forget-it backup solution
Laptop sales surpassed desktop shipments in the U.S. in 2005, according to Current Analysis, and worldwide in 2008, according to iSuppli. This makes computing more ubiquitous than ever before, but with enhanced portability comes increased risk of losing your data. Notebooks are more easily and frequently lost, stolen, dropped, exposed to [...]
Heat/power combination packs a punch
We can double the efficiency of our current electrical system with a technology that’s practical, proven, readily available, inexpensive and technologically simple.
Read more: http://bit.ly/8ZuGLX
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