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		<title>Green IT Rating System Expanded to Brazil and Mexico</title>
		<link>http://www.temasactuales.com/temasblog/environmental-protection/climate-change/green-it-rating-system-expanded-to-brazil-and-mexico/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:39:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith R</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From EPEAT:
The Green Electronics Council Announces Major Expansion of EPEAT

International Green IT purchasing system enables electronics manufacturers to register computers and monitors in 40 countries

The Green Electronics Council today announced the availability of an international EPEAT purchasing registry, a major development that enables the world’s leading electronics manufacturers to list ‘green’ computers and monitors in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil Updates Mandatory Energy Label for Air Conditioners</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 01 Aug 2009 20:35:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith R</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electronic/Electrical Equipment]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[air conditioners]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brasil]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[condicionadores de ar]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Brazil recently adopted a new set of rules for conformity assessment and energy effficiency labeling for air conditioners.  Among other things, National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (Inmetro) Portaria 215, adopted on 23 July 2009 and published in the federal gazette on 27 July:

extended the rules and compulsory labeling requirement (see sample below [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Update on Mexico&#8217;s Appliance Exchange Program</title>
		<link>http://www.temasactuales.com/temasblog/environmental-protection/energy-the-environment/energy-efficiency/update-on-mexicos-appliance-exchange-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 12:37:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith R</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In January I posted about how Mexico has joined Brazil and Colombia in launching programs to get citizens to hand in their old refrigerators and/or air conditioners for newer, more efficient models.  Now the Energy Secretariat (SENER) reports that as of 23 July nearly 71,000 appliances had been replaced under the program.  The states with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Argentina Sets Minimum Efficiency Levels for Refrigerators</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2009 23:45:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith R</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Argentina is one of the few Latin American nations (along with Brazil and Mexico) which has long (since 1999) had a mandatory energy efficiency labeling program for lighting and certain household appliances (refrigerators, freezers, air conditioners, clothes washers, clothes dryers, dishwashers, water heaters).  Even so, to date the mandatory labels have only been issued for refrigerators, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Case for Greater Power Savings in Electronics</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 May 2009 23:41:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith R</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Electronic/Electrical Equipment]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the International Energy Agency (IEA):
IEA expects energy use by new electronic devices to triple by 2030 but sees considerable room for more efficiency
The International Energy Agency (IEA) calls on governments to urgently implement policies to make electronic devices such as televisions, laptops and mobile phones more energy-efficient. Presenting the new IEA publication Gadgets and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The 7th Round of REEEP Projects and LAC</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 07 May 2009 11:56:49 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith R</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Partnership (REEEP) recently announced that in its seventh funding round it will fund 49 new clean energy projects in 25 countries, including 12 involving nations in Latin America and the Caribbean (LAC).
REEEP is &#8220;an active, global public-private partnership that structures policy and regulatory initiatives for clean energy, and facilitates financing for energy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Eye on Ads: Ecuadorian PSA on Changing to CFLs</title>
		<link>http://www.temasactuales.com/temasblog/environmental-protection/energy-the-environment/energy-efficiency/ecuadorian-psa-on-changing-to-cfls/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2009 19:40:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith R</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Related Posts:Taking the Campaign on Advertising to Kids to the Streets of SantiagoTrash Photos XV: Clothes and Accessories from TrashEye on Ads: Brazil&#8217;s Initial TV Assault on AlcoholEye on Ads: Promoting HandwashingEye on Ads: Energy Savings IICopyright &#169; 2010 The Temas Blog. This Feed is for personal non-commercial use only. If you are not reading [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Efficiency Program for Caribbean Hotels Launched</title>
		<link>http://www.temasactuales.com/temasblog/environmental-protection/sustainable-tourism/energy-efficiency-program-for-caribbean-hotels-launched/</link>
		<comments>http://www.temasactuales.com/temasblog/environmental-protection/sustainable-tourism/energy-efficiency-program-for-caribbean-hotels-launched/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Mar 2009 00:39:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith R</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[From the Barbados Government Information Service:
CARIBBEAN HOTEL ENERGY EFFICIENCY ACTION PROGRAMME LAUNCHED
Additional income from savings in electricity/fuel bills, a reduction in operational costs; and an increased flow of tourists preferring sustainable energy tourism destinations, are just a few of the benefits expected from the Caribbean Hotel Energy Efficiency Action Programme (CHENACT).
This was announced today by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Brazil Proposes Energy Labels for Buildings</title>
		<link>http://www.temasactuales.com/temasblog/environmental-protection/energy-the-environment/energy-efficiency/brazil-proposes-energy-labels-for-buildings/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:48:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith R</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Yesterday Brazil&#8217;s National Institute of Metrology, Standardization and Industrial Quality (Inmetro)  published for public comment in the official gazette (the Official Daily of the Union &#8211; Diário Oficial da União) a draft administrative rule (portaria) on the award of certification labels for energy efficiency in public, commercial and service buildings.  It is supplemented by [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Wal-Mart Mexico Promotes Exchange for Energy-Efficient Appliances</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Mar 2009 23:25:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Keith R</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Wal-Mart Mexico is joining the Energy Secretariat&#8217;s (SENER) expanded Ahorra Energía para Vivir Mejor (&#8220;Save Energy to Liver Better&#8221;) program for promoting the exchange of old refrigerators and air conditioners for new energy-efficient models.  The 17 Walmart, 62 Bodega Aurrerá and eight Sam’s Club stores in the states of Colima, Jalisco and Michoacán can trade [...]]]></description>
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