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AT&T Saves $151 Million Through Cutting-Edge Energy Efficiency Efforts Over Three Years

Press Release Published: Jun 18, 2013 – 09:39 AM EST

DALLAS, Jun. 18 /CSRwire/ - (Marketwired) - How much money can more than 14,300 energy-reducing projects save a company? In its 2012 Sustainability Report, ATT reports those projects saved the company more than $151 million in annualized energy savings since 2010 and nearly...

Investors Highlight Policies That Could Spur Multi-Billion Dollar Opportunity in Energy Efficiency Investments

Press Release Published: May 21, 2013 – 10:12 AM EST

BOSTON, May 21 /CSRwire/ - Energy efficiency is estimated to be a multi-hundred-billion dollar investment opportunity in the United States, but better policies are required to unlock broad-based financing from institutional investors, who together manage approximately $70 trillion in assets globally. That is...

New Report Reveals States and Utilities with Highest and Lowest Power Plant Emissions; Overall U.S. Emissions Decline

Press Release Published: May 15, 2013 – 10:55 AM EST

BOSTON, May 15 /CSRwire/ - A major new report on U.S. power plant emissions from the top 100 power producers shows that the electric industry cut emissions of NOx, SO2 and CO2 in 2011 even as overall electricity generation increased, largely due to...

IKEA Plugs-in Solar Panels at Boston-area Store in Stoughton, MA; Company Surpasses 85% Solar Presence on its U.S. Locations

Press Release Published: May 08, 2013 – 06:00 AM EST

STOUGHTON, Mass., May 08 /CSRwire/ - IKEA, the world's leading home furnishings retailer, today officially plugged-in the solar energy system installed at its store in Stoughton, Massachusetts. The 118,000-square-foot PV array consists of a 590.8-kW (DC) system, built with 4,220 laminated panels. IKEA...

Monadnock Takes Concrete Actions to Reduce Environmental Impacts 100 Percent Clean, Renewable Electricity Carbon Neutral Manufacturing

Press Release Published: May 07, 2013 – 08:26 AM EST

BENNINGTON, N.H., May 07 /CSRwire/ - Monadnock Paper Mills, Inc., a family-owned manufacturer of technical/specialty and premium printing and packaging papers, announced today that it has achieved 100 percent carbon neutral production status and can now offer customers and supply chain partners a...

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