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Environment
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Deadline approaches in contest to find the toughest cold-weather worker
Cincinnati, OH – Dave is a bus mechanic that relies on Carhartt in the winter months to get children to school safely in below-zero temperatures. Nancy from Wisconsin wears Carhartt while she does maintenance on outdoor industrial pipeline…
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Controls firm opens new ‘green’ headquarters in Victoria
Victoria, BC –Reliable Controls held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on October 18, 2012, to mark the official opening of its new corporate headquarters. The event was well attended by local dignitaries and individuals close to the project. The…
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Industrial distributor that implemented energy-saving technology is now offering it to customers
Mississauga, ON — Canadian Bearings Ltd. of Mississauga, ON, and Eco-Watt Inc. have reached an agreement where Canadian Bearings will offer Eco-Watt’s Energy Efficiency services and products to its industrial client base.
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Ontario to increase attention to Alberta to maximize business
Edmonton, AB — The province of Ontario has gone from criticizing the oilsands to increasing its efforts to capture their economic benefits. Brad Duguid, Ontario’s minister for economic development, says he plans to increase his department’s…
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Federal government, provinces on verge of smog reduction deal at Banff meeting
Ottawa, ON — Federal and provincial environment ministers are poised to announce a new deal to better control industrial air pollution and reduce smog. The Canadian Press has learned that officials from both levels of government have agreed in…
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Environmental parts washer now available in US midwest
Woodridge, IL. — Keith Young, general manager, now heads up Bio-Circle Inc., a newly created business unit of Montreal-based Walter Surface Technologies. The objective of this new company is to develop sales of the Bio-Circle environmental…
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Concept enables SKF customers to reduce their own environmental impact
Gothenburg, Sweden — SKF has announced the launch of the SKF BeyondZero portfolio that enables SKF customers to reduce their own environmental impact. The environmental improvements provided by solutions within the SKF BeyondZero portfolio are…
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Eco-friendly solution replaces toxic solvents used in weapons cleaning for Canadian Armed Forces
Montreal, QC — Walter Surface Technologies of Montreal is supplying the Canadian Armed Forces Army, Navy and Air Force divisions with Bio-Circle, a green cleaning alternative to solvents. Like many civilian industries that require clean parts…
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New chromite mine and processing plant may be Canada’s ‘canary in the coal mine’
Sudbury, ON — Ontario’s Liberal government has announced a major investment by Cliffs Natural Resources, Cleveland, OH, to develop the Ring of Fire, a huge mining and exploration area near James Bay.
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SKF launches new climate strategy and partners with WWF to reduce greenhouse gas emissions
Gothenburg, Sweden — SKF has announced targets for its new climate strategy and has partnered with the WWF in its Climate Savers Programme. (The WWF is known as the World Wildlife Fund in North America; elsewhere in the world it is known as…
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Montreal firm marks 60 years of supplying surface treatment technologies
Montreal, QC – In 2012, Walter Surface Technologies is celebrating its 60th year in business. Specializing in surface treatment technologies, the company has been providing high-productivity abrasives, power tools, tooling, chemical tools…
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Automotive GHG emissions reduced by breakthrough magnesium production process
Winnipeg, MN — Gossan Resources Limited reports Process Research Ortech (PRO), Mississauga, ON, has conducted an independent greenhouse gas (GHG) emission study of the Gossan-Zuliani Process for primary magnesium production. In the process, a…
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Carbon Economy Summit focuses performance in the low-carbon era
The Carbon Economy Summit, taking place in Toronto on June 6, 2012, is an exclusive one-day forum for business, environmental and government leaders focused on environmental, financial and risk management performance in the low-carbon era.
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Is work leaving you breathless?
Hamilton, ON – He never smoked, was in good physical shape, and had been healthy for most of his life. So when the coughing and wheezing began, and then worsened, Michel knew something was very wrong. His doctor questioned him about the years…
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Gearing That’s Green
Manufacturers who want to compete globally have to go ‘green.’ Why? Because being environmentally friendly with highly-efficient, reliable and durable gearing and components means higher productivity, energy savings, less downtime…
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Two more coal-fired units to be shut down in Ontario
Toronto – The province of Ontario is permanently shutting down two more dirty coal-fired units at the Nanticoke Generating Station, reducing the total remaining operating units to four from eight. As of December 31, 2011, Ontario will have shut…
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Wind turbine gearbox lubrication requires special consideration
Industrial gearboxes are highly engineered machines. Many components in gear drives have tight tolerance limits and an optimized gear geometry. It stands to reason that such equipment needs special care. The successful operation and longevity…
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Black smoke, orange flames shoot from Texas plant after fire sparked as workers mix chemicals
WAXAHACHIE, Texas — A fire sparked as workers mixed chemicals at a plant south of Dallas shot massive plumes of black smoke and bright orange flames into the sky Monday, forcing schoolchildren and residents to evacuate or take cover…
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Demand for water treatment products to rise more than 6% annually to 2015
Cleveland, OH — World demand for water treatment products is projected to increase 6.2% per year to nearly US$65 billion in 2015.
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Ottawa Valley firm to build new clean-energy water turbines
Carleton Place, ON – The province of Ontario is helping Norcan Hydraulic Turbine Inc. — a clean energy equipment manufacturer in Carleton Place, ON, near Ottawa — acquire new machinery and expand its plant, creating 12 new jobs and…
