Topic: Energy Efficiency And Conservation
(Reuters) - Boeing Co bagged its first firm order for the new 737 MAX fuel-efficient, narrowbody plane, as part of a $19 billion deal with Southwest Airlines that the jet maker calls its largest order ever.The order for 208 narrowbody planes includes ...
Boeing bagged its largest-ever "firm" order for 208 airplanes from Southwest Airlines, including 150 of its new 737 MAX aircraft, the companies said Tuesday.Southwest said the 737 MAX, with its new CFM International LEAP-1B engines, will boost fuel efficiency in the carrier's ...
Energy-saving electric cars with advanced green technology vie for attention as the Tokyo Motor Show opens Wednesday, with robots and computers becoming ever more part of the vehicles on display.Companies are showcasing concept cars with "transformable" bodies and automotive computers linked to ...
South Korea's president has turned down the thermostat in his office and donned warmer underwear to save energy, he said Monday, urging fellow citizens to do the same to avoid a supply shortage.The warmer underwear was initially uncomfortable, Lee Myung-Bak disclosed in ...
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration proposed on Wednesday doubling auto fuel efficiency to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025, a White House energy priority that has come under scrutiny in Congress.The plan grew out of an uneasy agreement between the administration, ...
Toyota Motor said Tuesday it would unveil a new compact hybrid car at the upcoming Tokyo Motor Show, boasting improved fuel efficiency amid intensifying competition to build more eco-friendly vehicles.The "Aqua", to be sold under the name "Prius C" outside Japan, offers ...
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Mexico will earn a royalty on carbon credits generated from energy-saving light bulbs through a world-first deal that could pave the way for other developing countries to fund emissions cuts, the investor said on Monday.Under the project, an Australian ...
(Reuters) - When Brian Castelli rebuilt his house in the Virginia suburbs of Washington, DC two years ago, it turned out to be twice the size of the one that used to sit on the same lot. That might seem excessive, but ...
LONDON (Reuters) - British chip designer ARM has unveiled details of its first 64-bit architecture, which it said would expand its reach into enterprise applications such as servers currently dominated by Intel.The ARMv8 architecture includes instruction sets for both 32-bit processing, which ...
(Reuters) - Massachusetts is the most energy efficient state in the nation, pushing previous leader California into second place, according to a study issued on Thursday.California had held the top spot for the previous four years, since the start of the annual ...
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Greener Congregations
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Hong Kong Earth Hour
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Green@Home visits Mayor Yoriko Kishimoto
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Imagine KC: Energy Efficiency & Conservation
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