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Phantom Gas and Missing Documents Reveal Gaps in Utility Oversight

DeSmogBlog

The circumstances surrounding his termination are documented among thousands of pages of public records and internal company documents that provide a penetrating look into the multi-billion dollar stakes of negotiations between governments and state-sanctioned monopolies that are shaping the future of energy systems in Oregon and beyond.

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Defective Meters and Whistleblower Complaints Raise Questions About Gas Utility’s Profits

DeSmogBlog

A little over a decade ago, Gary Dye, then a gas measurement engineer at NW Natural, Oregon’s largest gas utility, lost faith in his employer to responsibly deal with what he believed to be systematic inaccuracies among the company’s hundreds of thousands of gas meters. Faulty Meters Raise Questions About Profits.

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6 Sustainable Technology and Software Solutions For Your Business

Green Business Bureau

For instance, 4 out of 5 consumers say they prefer to shop from brands who care about sustainability and 90% say that we should be more energy conscious. AI-driven ESG can also give businesses real-time updates, meaning organizations can see the impact of sustainability changes made without delay.

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Five Quick Tips On How To Reduce Your Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Green Business Bureau

Since just about everything we do creates greenhouse gases, we chose activities that might not be covered in other categories such as waste, energy, water, or purchasing. If you must travel individually, use a less carbon-intensive mode of transportation such as a bicycle, fuel-efficient or hybrid or electric car. Julia Craighill.

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Five Quick Tips On Reducing Your Greenhouse Gas Emissions

Green Business Bureau

Since just about everything we do creates greenhouse gases, we chose activities that might not be covered in other categories such as waste, energy, water, or purchasing. If you must travel individually, use a less carbon-intensive mode of transportation such as a bicycle, fuel-efficient or hybrid or electric car. Business Air Travel.

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As climate change threatens cultural treasures, museums get creative to conserve both energy and artifacts

Grist

. “It’s because we have these really strict regulations on keeping temperature and relative humidity at certain levels in the name of preserving the collections,” said Caitlin Southwick, a former art conservator who now runs an organization called Ki Culture that helps museums transition to more sustainable practices.

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Wind farm pioneers system to protect birds in South Africa

Renewable Energy World

In South Africa, BioTherm Energy’s Excelsior Wind farm is collaborating with conservation organizations to minimize the wind industry’s impact on local bird populations (avifauna). The eight biodiversity monitors, who are predominately female, have been recruited from the surrounding communities.

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