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In order to power a country the size of the United States indefinitely, everything is being done to invest in green and alternative energies and this includes, utilising land that has previously been deemed to be useless.

It was recently revealed that thousands of acres of farmland in the San Joaquin Valley, that are no longer used for agricultural purposes due to salt contamination from years of irrigations, are to be utilised for potential solar power

In the aftermath of the Gulf of Mexico disaster, offshore deepwater drilling is now being questioned as too risky a venture. However the domino effect of how this will impact other regions is a far less damaging then initially expected. 

 

Africa has always had a strong market for offshore exploratory drilling projects and with Anadarko Petroleum Corp. saying on Monday that they struck oil offshore of Ghana at the Owo prospect in the Deepwater Tano Bloc, does little

The Obama administration has proposed tougher air pollution rules for 31 states from Massachusetts to Texas to curb smog and acid rain, but this may lead energy companies to shut some power plants.  The rules are set to take effect in 2012.

American Electric Power Co, who are among the few that may be affected by the regulations, announced last week that they will form part of the NGU US committee along with Cyrus Wadia the senior policy analyst for renewables at the Whitehouse.<

Environmental issues and the pressures for companies to “go green” are among the biggest facing businesses across the globe currently. For Whirlpool Corporation, this commitment is being matched by a push to ensure that every single electronic product in the company is smart grid compatible by 2015.

Behind this push is Bracken Darrell

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The week that Coca Cola’s staff are sporting uniforms made from recycled bottles at the Vancouver 2010 Olympics, Esat Sezer, CIO of Coca Cola Enterprises, explains candidly to meettheboss.tv how going Green is more than just a Corporate responsibility.

Esat Sezer is the current SVP and CIO with Coca Cola Enterprises and has been working with them since 2006. The Challenge with Green IT, is to take the buzz that has been created around the recent phenomenon and mobilizing it into effecti

In the week that Daily Mail columnist Melanie Phillips announces, live on the BBC that Global Warming is a scam. GDS International speaks with Richard Tarboton for MeettheBoss.TV on his role as Head of Energy & Carbon for BT and what they are doing towards reducing carbon emissions.

BT Operates in over 170 countries and is one of the world’s leading providers of communications solutions and services. Richards team have overall responsibility for BT’s energy and carbon strategy, lo