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EE Global Forum: The challenges and rewards of energy-efficient buildings
Ryan Clark Facilities & GroundsIt's amazing how much waste there is in the building of buildings, Wade Smith said at the 2015 Energy Efficiency Global Forum. Smith, the director of global public affairs for the Air Movement and Control Association International (AMCA), was one of several speakers who outlined different ways to seek efficiency in building systems.
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EE Global Forum: Hard traveling on the long road to energy efficiency
Ryan Clark Waste Management & EnvironmentalOur country's movement toward greater energy efficiency should be viewed as an energy resource by those in legislative power, noted Sen. Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.), the keynote speaker for the 2015 Energy Efficiency Global Forum's opening plenary session on May 12.
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US leads the world in hydrocarbon production — but for how long?
Stefanie Heerwig Natural ResourcesAccording to the latest estimates of the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) , the U.S. remained the world's largest producer of hydrocarbons in 2014, despite plunging oil and gas prices and a dropping rig count. The EIA estimates that U.S. hydrocarbon production continues to exceed that of both Russia and Saudi Arabia. U.S. petroleum production increased by 1.6 million barrels per day in 2014, while natural gas production increased by 13.9 billion cubic feet per day over the past five years.
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Living more with less: Moving to a zero-waste lifestyle
Lisa McReynolds Smith Waste Management & EnvironmentalWe recently celebrated the 45th annual Earth Day. For years, millions of people have participated in environmental activities on this one day, to give back to Mother Earth and show her how much we love her. As a result, many groundbreaking environmental laws have been put in place, businesses have become a little greener, there are more opportunities to recycle, and people the world over have learned just how amazing our planet is.
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EU sets the bar higher on HFC phasedown
Andrew Gaved ManufacturingThe European Union likes to think of itself as something of a pacesetter when it comes to protecting the environment, and it clearly sees its F-Gas Regulation as demonstrating leadership to the rest of the world in the area of refrigerant controls.
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NPE 2015 end-use regulatory impact review: Green building
Don Rosato EngineeringThe National Plastics Exposition (NPE) recently took place March 23-27 in Orlando, Florida. Let's go behind the scenes and take a look from a plastics engineering standpoint at some of the regulatory impacts in key plastics end-uses and related technologies.
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With sanctions lifted, will Iran further damage global oil prices?
Lucy Wallwork Natural ResourcesThe last thing the global oil industry needs now is more supply. The negotiations concluded this month between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the P5+1 countries (China, France, Russia, U.K. and the U.S., plus Germany) were a victory for global nuclear nonproliferation, but have been billed as yet more bad news for oil companies worldwide.
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Examining the environmental impact of the California drought
Piyush Bakshi Waste Management & Environmental2014 was the driest year in the history of California since records were first maintained in 1885. Some researchers estimate that the year may have been the driest in the past 400 years, and the drought situation will only worsen in 2015. Experts predict the state's water reserves will hold out for another 12 months — at most.
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UK making efforts to improve ‘cold chain’
Andrew Gaved ManufacturingI have written before about the efforts being made by the cooling industry to emphasize the importance of the "cold chain" — the route by which food is distributed from producer to retailer under refrigerated conditions. An improved cold chain, the industry argues, is a win-win globally. In the developed world, it can improve shelf lives and thus reduce food wastage. In the developing world, it can literally save people's lives by reducing the amount of spoilage.
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PHMSA pushing for increased pipeline safety amid US energy boom
Ross Lancaster EngineeringDuring the last five years or so, the United States has seen a big increase in oil and gas pipeline mileage and total barrels. While this boom has undoubtedly helped the U.S. to become one of the world's largest oil and gas producers once again, the added infrastructure and billion more barrels means that more chances exist for safety hazards and potentially fatal accidents.
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