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Itron has started the delivery of 120,000 smart water meters to Malta’s Water Services Corporation (WSC), as part of a contract that will continue through 2013. To date, 25,000 Itron water meters and communication modules to be connected to the existing Ondeo Systems’ smart metering solution have been delivered as part of a large-scale smart-water-grid programme managed by IBM. Malta is an island in the Mediterranean faced with the challenge of delivering an affordable, secure water supply to its residents … but it lacks significant natural water resources. Smart water metering is aimed at helping residents track and manage their consumption activity, ultimately allowing for better management of sensitive water reserves. Read more here … Related posts: Itron joins water/energy conservation project Itron puts global focus on energy and water Itron takes part in smart-grid video ed program
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Itron begins delivering smart water meters to Malta
Natural Disaster: Frontline reports from the country’s chemical enterprise underscore the scope of the tragedy, hopes for recovery. [DOI:10.1021/CEN031711174825]
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Japan Fights For Its Rising Sun
Today Valvoline revealed its new NextGen line of motor oil, which boasts a formula that is 50% recycled oil. This product’s creation is the result of Valvoline’s unique position in this market and a natural disaster that occurred almost six years ago.
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Valvoline Revs Up Its Sustainability Engine with NextGen Motor Oil
CNN just published an opinion piece that I wrote with my CAPAF colleague Richard Caperton. Here it is: By Joseph Romm and Richard Caperton , Special to CNN Editor’s note: Joseph Romm edits the blog ClimateProgress.org for the Center for American Progress Action Fund and Richard Caperton is a CAPAF policy analyst. Romm, who has a Ph.D. in physics, was acting assistant secretary of energy for Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy during the Clinton administration. (CNN) — The recent history of the U.S. nuclear industry suggests that nuclear power can be a safe source of low-carbon electricity. But disasters can happen very quickly, with potentially cataclysmic results. The loss of coolant, explosions and apparent partial meltdown of nuclear plants in Japan following the earthquake and tsunami remind us that nuclear power is inherently risky. The U.S
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CNN opinion: Japan and future of U.S. nuclear power – "The U.S. government and nuclear industry must take new actions to ensure that nuclear…
Looking for a chic way to help save the earth? How about attending the second annual gala event, the Green Ball, in St. Louis on April 2, 2011. Proceeds will benefit the Missouri Botanical Garden’s EarthWays Center, whose mission it is to spread the word about conservation of natural resources and sustainability of the built [[ Please visit GreenStrides.com for the full post, links, and more information. ]]
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Celebrate Earth Day at the Green Ball