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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The telecommunications giant sent a comment letter to the agency to establish itself as a stakeholder as the EPA considers whether to use the Clean Air Act to regulate greenhouse gas emissions. A range of business and public interests voiced support and opposition during the public comment period, which ended Friday.
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PALO ALTO, Calif. -- After completing a three-year refresh of its technology, Hewlett-Packard has cut its total IT spending in half, saving $1 billion per year; the company's Critical Facilities group can help companies of all stripes achieve similar results.
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MURRIETA, Calif. -- Green Globe International, the global certification program for environmentally responsible tourism, has announced new agreements with international hotel, student and travel groups in strategic partnerships aimed at offering new products and services to a broader audience.
GAO Report on the EPA's E-Waste Regulations and Enforcement
In this report from the U.S. General Accounting Office, the EPA's policies and practices on keeping toxic e-waste from being exported to developing nations for disposal are scrutinized and criticized. The report finds that the federal governments regulations are thinly enforced, and that the EPA has no plans to begin enforcing regulations aimed at keeping toxic substances from electronics from leaving the U.S., where they are destined for developing nations and end up dramatically harming human health and the environment.
The report recommends steps that the EPA and federal government can take to improve the country's processing and tracking of e-waste, suggesting that because the American public has embraced the reduce, reuse and recycle mantra of environmental stewardship, the government should do the same.
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