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Nissan FY 2014 global corporate activities reduce CO2 emissions by 22.6% compared to FY 2005

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made progress in reducing CO 2 emissions and improving sustainability in its global corporate activities in fiscal year 2014 while simultaneously increasing vehicle production and plant energy efficiency. Nissan is utilizing a number of proven forms of sustainable energy generation to help minimize its corporate carbon footprint.

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Lithium-Ion Battery Maker Ener1 Receives $20M Strategic Equity Investment from ITOCHU

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has received $20 million in fresh investment capital from ITOCHU Corporation, a long-term strategic partner of and current investor in Ener1. Large-format lithium-ion battery maker Ener1, Inc. ITOCHU, which began its strategic relationship with Ener1 in 2003, purchased 3.2 million shares of common stock from Ener1 at a price of $6.18

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DOE awarding >$24M to 77 projects through Technology Commercialization Fund

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Quanex Building Products Corporation, Houston, Texas SCP SYS LLC, San Francisco, Calif. Johnson Matthey, Billingham, UK Enabling Autonomous Wind Plants through Consensus Control, $250,000 RES Group, Broomfield, Colo. Fusion Joining of Thermoplastic Composites Using Energy Efficient Processes, $150,000 GE Global Research, U.S.,

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EnerDel, ITOCHU Announce Second Smart Grid Battery Storage Project

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US-based lithium-ion battery producer EnerDel is partnering with the real estate arm of Japan’s industrial trading giant, ITOCHU Corporation, to develop and produce the advanced battery systems for a residential smart grid energy storage project to be installed in a major apartment building near Tokyo. Earlier post.).

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Letter from Copenhagen

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Sure, national leaders failed to sign a meaningful agreement, even after painstaking work by so many national staffs, NGOs (like Global Observatory), and demonstrators. It reported – even with global distractions like Tiger Woods in full swing. Contrary to some reports, the Copenhagen Climate Conference was a great success.

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Why Warren Buffett is investing in electric car company BYD - Apr. 13, 2009

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GE: The global stimulus bellwether FORTUNE 500 Current Issue Subscribe to Fortune (Fortune Magazine) -- Warren Buffett is famous for his rules of investing: When a management with a reputation for brilliance tackles a business with a reputation for bad economics, it is usually the reputation of the business that remains intact.

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