Be Green, Make Money

Environmental Defense has released a new paper entitled: What Business Can Do: Successful Strategies for Cutting Carbon and Making Money. The report offers real-world ideas to fight climate change, and at the same time make money by saving on energy costs. Presented in eight sections, strategies are detailed as they relate to their industry segments.

The sections are:
- Electric utilities: Tap the power of renewable sources
- Petroleum refiners: Manage energy smarter
- Chemical manufacturers: Reduce fuel use
- Computer and electronics industry: Save water and energy
- Pulp and paper industry: Ramp up efficiencies
- Textile industry: Use energy smarter
- Transportation: Boost fuel economy
- Retail and commercial operations: Smarter energy
- Agriculture and farm businesses: Making carbon work for you
- All industries: Energy Efficiency saves energy and money

The report concludes businesses will see a reward in dollars saved by making wise choices and “tweaking” energy use. The environment also benefits when energy is conserved, with less greenhouse gases being released into the atmosphere, thereby lowering the factors involved in global warming and climate change.

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Environmental Defense