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Posted by Marlene Chism
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Wednesday, 07 May 2008 |
 Once upon a time in my working life I had a boss who had a bad attitude. And his attitude affected everyone in the building. What should be the relationship between a boss's attitude and an employee's reaction? What is the ultimate effect on the bottom line?
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Read more... [Does the Boss's Attitude Determine the Employee's Attitude?]
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Posted by geri
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Friday, 02 May 2008 |
Airlines are slowing their planes down to save on fuel. Southwest Air began a few months ago to add 2 minutes to each of its flights and estimates it will save $42 million this year on fuel costs. Other air carriers are using software to help determine the best routes to extend flight times.
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Posted by geri
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Wednesday, 30 April 2008 |
 Tesco, the world's third-largest food store launched a carbon labeling system that makes it easy for shoppers to compare the carbon footprint created by competing products like detergents, juices, and light bulbs.
With the help of Britain's Carbon Trust, a government organization, the retailer is measuring the greenhouse gas emissions associated with each of 20 products from "seed to store." Letting consumers know how much energy it takes to create, ship, package and use the product.
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Read more... [Tesco Launches Carbon-Labeling on Products]
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Posted by geri
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Wednesday, 23 April 2008 |
 The Children's Safe Drinking
Water Program celebrated the creation of its one billionth liter of clean
drinking water Tuesday at a rural clinic near Ibadan, Nigeria. Using a
packet of water clarification and disinfectant developed by Procter &
Gamble, a former company official, John Pepper, helped transform cloudy contaminated water into
clear, clean drinking water in a matter of minutes before a crowd of local
residents and Nigerian officials.
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Read more... [Children's Safe Drinking Water Program Provides One Billionth Liter of Clean Water]
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Posted by geri
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Sunday, 20 April 2008 |
A legendary
Texas oil man is turning to wind power with a plan to spend $10
billion to build the world's biggest wind farm. Next month 2,700 wind
turbines will be dispatched to Texas eventually to "generate enough power for about 1 million homes
-- the equivalent of building two commercial scale nuclear power plants." Other oil companies, too, are getting into renewable energy on a large scale...
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Read more... [Billionaire Texas Oilman Bets Big On Wind]
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