Don't Get Caught with Your Parts Down
Parts is parts, right? Not for business owners. If you own a business in the United States, you have another government regulation to deal with. It pertains to your lighting. The Department of Energy (DOE) will be implementing new regulations regarding the manufacture and sale of fluorescent lamp ballasts. According to the DOE, this will result in significant energy savings and emission reductions. Lighting accounts for 20-25% of all electricity consumed in the United States.
BP’s Dudley Targets Riskiest Drilling After $32 Billion Blowout
July 29 (Bloomberg) -- Robert Dudley, the man charged with rebuilding the reputation of BP Plc after the disastrous oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, will slim
Uk firm to advise on Abu Dhabi Nuclear project
UK-based Norton Rose has been selected by the Emirates Energy Corp (Enec) to work on the region's first nuclear power project, Meed has reported. UK-based KPMG is also advising Enec on the project and Standard Chartered is working for the project's contractor, Korea Electric Power Corp (Kepco). The scheme will comprise four nuclear reactors to be built at a site in the Abu Dhabi's Western Region. [AMEInfo.com]
Car Wars - Hummer vs. Hoopty
What kind of vehicle do you drive? Why did you choose that particular vehicle? Answering those two simple questions may open a window into the inner workings of your mind. I was pondering my answers to the questions while stuck in the morning rush hour traffic around Detroit. As I sat, looking straight into the bumper of a 2003 Hummer, I knew Mad Max would have been proud of me.
My 1993 Tercel (i.e. Hoopty: beat up old car with a dull paint job and no hubcaps) braves the rush hour traffic and does an admirable job. It's kind of ugly and extremely small but it doesn't cost much at all to own.
The Greening of the American Office
Environmental Responsibility Doesn’t Stop at Home
(ARA) – April 22nd marks the 35th anniversary of Earth Day -- and the good news is that more and more Americans are thinking of creative ways to recycle, reuse and be more environmentally conscious. But once you leave the confinements of “home sweet home,” what can you do from 9 to 5 to continue your “green” way of life?
Just like your house, most offices consume water, energy, paper and other products -- the result of which produces a deluge of waste. But the office furniture industry is a prime example of a market segment that is quietly, but effectively, converting its product designs and manufacturing technologies to have a more positive environmental impact -- partially in response to government programs, but also because consumers are demanding products that are gentler on the environment. The industry, in fact, is responding to the green phenomena in some amazing, highly creative ways.
Alstom inks '$2bn' Iraq power plant MoU
The French ambassador to Iraq has said that French engineering group Alstom has signed an initial agreement with the Iraqi government to build a power plant that could cost up to $2bn in Basra, Reuters has reported. The steam power plant will add 1,200 megawatts of capacity to the country. "This is just the beginning for other power plant projects," Boris Boillon told the news service. "The cost is under negotiation but it is between $1bn and $2bn," he said, adding the project would need two to three years to complete. [AMEInfo.com]
Oman to spend $300m on upping Sohar capacity
Oman's finance ministry has said the country will spend $300m on increasing capacity at its Sohar refinery in the northeast of the country, Reuters has reported. "We see the upgrade completion taking place some time in 2013," a financial ministry official, who asked not to be named, told the news service. The Sultanate's largest refinery has a capacity of 116,000 barrels per day (bpd), which would be increased to 190,000 bpd. [AMEInfo.com]
