The president's order gives federal agencies 30 days to recommend ways to reduce energy consumption.
Buildings will need to be better insulated as part of a drive to reduce energy consumption.
We could reduce energy consumption by making fewer journeys and using better insulation in our homes.
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The Project Zero roadmap envisions that energy-efficient technologies and community engagement will reduce energy consumption by 38% by 2029.
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If you really want to reduce energy consumption, extreme social pressure is the way to do it, says Prof Anderson.
Maybe it's time you talked to a motor company -- Ford is on the warpath to reduce energy consumption.
Other new services are designed to reduce energy consumption and increase security.
Even if it were necessary to reduce energy consumption and CO2 emissions (and it is not), CAFE would be the wrong approach.
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He said recent innovations included using renewable energy sources and LED and digital lighting while also re-wiring heritage displays to reduce energy consumption.
This is on top of another goal to reduce energy consumption per employee 40% by 2013, which CA Technologies is on track to accomplish.
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Moreover, it can reduce energy consumption by adjusting the backlight brightness.
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The fact that you could reduce energy consumption not just by 40 percent -- which was mandated by the laws we passed -- but by 80 percent.
The newly-adopted green leasing provisions will reduce energy consumption and costs in these buildings and likely accelerate the adoption of green-leasing practices in mainstream real-estate markets.
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In a further move designed to reduce energy consumption, Panasonic has also provided the raceway with a low-energy LED video board, replacing the current installation on Highway 37.
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The California Energy Commission (CEC) is charged with implementing AB 758, which authorizes the commission to develop a comprehensive program to reduce energy consumption in existing buildings.
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Further, the firm will also try to control costs by trying to improve contract management, expand a globally coordinated supply chain initiative and reduce energy consumption, among other targets, Rollinson said.
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Despite the involvement of nearly a dozen partners, Duke Energy is the principal catalyst behind Envision Charlotte, which aims to reduce energy consumption by 20% in commercial office buildings in uptown Charlotte.
Working through grantees, it has had significant impact on promoting adoption of state and federal vehicle efficiency standards, more stringent residential and commercial building codes to reduce energy consumption, and development of renewable energy technology.
Incentives to promote energy efficiency and clean energy manufacturing don't automatically create jobs or lower carbon emissions -- but these steps provide a framework in which companies can compete and innovate to create those jobs and reduce energy consumption.
You are doing all you can to help reduce your energy consumption, right?
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What is being done to reduce the energy consumption of electronic devices?
Environmentalists like the idea because they believe it has the potential to reduce total energy consumption and thus help to curb carbon emissions and stop global warming.
Blanco plans to turn the case study into a Web-based tool to help other companies calculate and potentially reduce the energy consumption of products moved over long distances by multiple means of transport.
Available with a 6-cell battery, the Gateway EC14D notebook line provides battery life of up to eight hours, so customers can use it nearly all day to stay in touch.(1) As a result, customers reduce their energy consumption since they go longer without having to recharge.
For Interface, the EPD process has encouraged it to reduce energy and material consumption (particularly oil), waste generation and emissions.
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In theory, many companies can share the IT infrastructure of a few providers which, in turn, should reduce the overall energy consumption of SMEs worldwide.
Officials conceded that goal may be too ambitious, but the White House wanted to set a high bar to reduce as much energy consumption as possible.
The Executive Order commits Federal agencies to lead by example toward a clean energy economy, and sets targets to reduce greenhouse gas pollution, increase energy efficiency, reduce fleet petroleum consumption, conserve water, reduce waste, support sustainable communities, and leverage Federal purchasing power to promote environmentally-responsible products and technologies.
So all of these things will have a cumulative effect to reduce the portion of our energy consumption that comes from foreign sources, and by doing that, reduce the impact of fluctuations in the global oil market on average Americans.
And cloud computing also gives organizations a green boost. 64% of organizations say that adopting cloud has helped them reduce waste and lower energy consumption.
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