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In 2006, Portland converted 45,000 streetlights to LEDs. 20 years later, its streetlights and signals use 66% less energy and save the city $1.5 million every yearTwo decades after 2006, Portland’s lighting story offers a useful lesson for cities considering their own energy transitions. The important...- In a divided America, the left and right unite to oppose artificial intelligence data centersRural communities face growing concerns over rapid data center expansion. Farmers and environmentalists unite against potential farmland lo...
- Warren Buffett: If past data told you the future, the Forbes 400 would comprise librarians; beware of geeks bearing formulasEverybody had run to cash and government bonds, and everybody agreed it was the sensible thing to do. Warren Buffett called it the third bu...
- Japanese proverb of the day: "Even a small fire should be extinguished quickly" — Powerful life lessons on emotional control, patience, wisdom, resilience, relationships, and why ignoring tiny problems today can turn resentment, conflict, bad habits, and mistakes into fires far harder to put out tomorrowJapanese proverb of the day: “Even a small fire should be extinguished quickly.” It carries a warning many of us learn too late. Small argu...
- New York crushed 5,000 discarded school toilets and lowered the porcelain into Jamaica Bay, creating foundations for new oyster reefsNew York City recycled nearly five thousand old toilets from public schools. This discarded porcelain became part of new oyster reef founda...
- In 2022, Ireland built a pedestrian bridge from two wind-turbine blades that were too difficult to recycleOld wind turbine blades are now supporting a footbridge in County Cork, Ireland. These blades, retired after their operational life, offer ...
- If FIIs return, they tend to see it first. 15 stocks from financial services ecosystem, with upside potential as low as 3% to as high as 28%Financial services is where FIIs go when they turn positive on India. History shows us that much of the money goes to banks, and the wider ...
- Land, then power, now water: India's next scarcity. 5 stocks from the water ecosystem to look at with a long-term perspectiveOverall, the Indian stock market seems to be consolidating. And the underlying sentiment appears to be bullish. And in the small- and mid-c...
- Eiffel Tower's lights to be turned off early. Here's whyFrench government has decided to lower the water temperature in public pools, turn off the lights of the Eiffel Tower an hour earlier than ...
- Andhra Pradesh government makes ECBC mandatory for commercial building approvalsThe state government took the decision as part of implementation of energy efficiency methods to save power. A circular memo has been issue...
- EESL to replace 50,000 conventional street lights with LED in GurugramEESL shall replace over 48,568 conventional street lights with LED lights, which would help MCG to save approximately 13 million units of e...
- 2 lakh street lights in south Delhi to be replaced with LEDsSo far 62,000 street lights have been fitted with LEDs. Two lakh more street lights will be replaced, which will bring down the monthly pow...
- Agartala, Vizag and other cities get street smart as government's LED scheme catches onThe government's ambitious plan to replace conventional street lights with energy-efficient LED lamps in cities is gathering momentum.
- Centre, Uttar Pradesh govt to distribute 13 lakh LED bulbs in VaranasiThe government is looking to cut down energy usage by 10,000 MW during peak hours by promoting LED lights across the nation.
- Government launches pilot project on conversion of streetlights to LEDWith the project, helmed by the Union Ministry of Power, the government also seeks to save about 25 crore units of electricity consumption ...
- Andhra Pradesh set to ink MoU with UK government for energy conservationAndhra Pradesh government will sign a memorandum of understanding with the government of United Kingdom forlow-carbon growth.
- AMC adopts green methods to bring down energy consumptionIn an attempt to cut down on "soaring" electricity bills, the Ahmedabad Municipal Corporation has decided to use green and energy-efficient...
- MCD to launch energy-saving drive in municipal buildingsThe MCD will launch a special project to implement energy efficiency measures in important municipal buildings in collaboration with the Cl...
- IFC to help municipal bodies with energy auditIFC will soon start providing assistance to municipal bodies in carrying out energy audits (details of energy availability and consumption).
- Builders to get taste of energy saving normsThe government is all set to strengthen Indian buildings and make them energy efficient.
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