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US supermarket chain agree to curb leaks
5 September 2013 Safeway, the second-largest U.S. supermarket chain, agreed to curb leaks at 659 stores of a refrigerant that causes climate change and depletes ozone, and pay a $600,000 fine to the federal government. According to Bloomberg.com, the settlement today with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is the most extensive in terms of facilities under Clean Air Act rules that gov...
Behold the 9-day fresh strawberry: new approach to slowing r
04/09/2013 A research team from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Components and Health Laboratory in Beltsville, Md., and Sensor Electronic Technology, Inc. (SETi) in Columbia, S.C., h...
Heat Wave Keeps AC Repairmen Busy
Sep 5, 2013 As a dangerous heat wave brought triple digit heat to Southern California on Wednesday, air-conditioner repairman Tyler Spinner became a popular guy with his customers. "They’re very excited to see me," Spinner said. Spinner, who works for Amber Air Conditioning, said he was booked solid for the next week. On Wednesday, he was helping Dwain and Val Delgado, who just moved into a hom...
Carlyle Group Invests in Chinese Warehouses
Deal is the Latest Private-Equity Investment in China Logistics Sep 4, 2013 BY CHAO DENG Shanghai-U.S. private-equity firm Carlyle Group CG -1.02% is tying up with a real-estate investment manager and a large Chinese developer of logistics warehouses to invest $400 million in 17 warehouses in China, underscoring interest in the country’s logistics sector. Carlyle said on Thursday that it and The ...
NATE and APR Supply Offer Certification Testing in Philadelp
4 - September - 2013 Arlington, Va. -- North American Technician Excellence (NATE), in partnership with APR Supply Co., is offering NATE certification testing in Philadelphia on Sept. 17, 2013, at 1 p.m. at the Pennsylvania Convention Center in Room 123. Technicians can prepare for the NATE exams by attending a four-hour course immediately preceding the testing session, hosted by APR Supply...
Cheap refrigeration ‘falling over’ in summer sun
4 - September - 2013 The hot summer has underlined the importance of good quality refrigeration equipment, says Williams. In recent years there has been an increase in the number of budget priced imported fridges in the market - but according to many of its customers these products have not been performing in the recent hot weather, resulting in operators turning to quality brands for replacement...
Scattergood Generating Station swaps ocean cooling for air c
4 - September - 2013 The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power (LADWP), joined by elected officials, regulatory and environmental leaders, broke ground on a $950 million repowering project at the ...
Southeast Asia major domestic appliances segment generates U
Press release, September 3 Consumers in the Southeast Asia region, which is made up largely of emerging markets, are hungry for large appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines and microwave ovens. GfK retail tracking of the major domestic appliances (MDA) segment reported soaring demand that boosted three out of four key segments by more than 20%. In the first six month...
Panasonic Establishes “A Better Life, A Better World” as its
04 September 2013 Osaka, Japan - Panasonic Corporation today announced that it has established “A Better Life, A Better World” as its new brand slogan to show the vision the Panasonic Group is aiming ...
Chile: 72% reduction on heat energy cost thanks to Emerson h
03 September 2013 Energy costs represent a significant portion of the operation costs in food production facilities. In the case of poultry processing, the typical facility purchases energy to heat th...
