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	<description>Being a green business is possible for small to medium enterprises.  This site will give you ideas on how to start a green business program and best green business practices for you.</description>
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		<title>Energy Management Program &#8211; Introduction to Business Energy Use</title>
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		<dc:creator>Manda Trevarthen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[To effectively introduce an energy management program into your business, it is important to understand where the business consumes energy.  Your business energy consumption will vary depending on the nature of your business and the products and services you offer, however excluding manufacturing and industrial processes, most electricity consumption in commercial premises is used for [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Creating an Energy Policy: The First Step in Your Energy Management Program</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[The first step of your energy management program is to create an policy that outlines the company’s overall objectives in relation to energy . The policy is a high level statement that states the intentions and goals of the organization, however, if your company already has an environmental management policy, the energy objectives may be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Management Terms &amp; Definitions</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 14 May 2012 05:20:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Manda Trevarthen</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are range of terms used in the supply of electricity and energy management and sometimes these terms can mean different things to different people. This can be confusing when you are trying to plan an energy management program. Here are some of the common terms used in relation to electricity and energy management. Electricity [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Common Barriers to Starting an Energy Management Program</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 06:06:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[While an energy management program can provide a range of benefits for the business, there are also a number of barriers than can occur at different levels of an organisation. If your business is interested in implementing an energy management program, it is important to be aware of the barriers you might encounter to the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Management &#8211; A Step by Step Strategy</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:03:24 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Once you’re aware of the potential benefits and barriers to implementing an energy management program, the next step is to think about your energy management strategy. The purpose of having a strategy to manage energy is to determine how energy is currently being used in your business and to make plans to reduce future energy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Energy Management is Important for Small Business</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Feb 2012 07:10:41 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Paying for electricity is a cost of doing business no matter what products and services you sell. As a result, many businesses think of the cost of energy is an overhead without considering that it is a variable cost that can be controlled to some degree. Reducing energy consumption in a business can have direct [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is Life Cycle Analysis?</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Life cycle analysis (LCA) is a methodology that examines the environmental impacts of a product from the raw materials extracted to make the product through to final disposal after the product has finished its useful life. Although the idea has been around since the 1960&#8242;s, its popularity as a business tool has increased over the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How to Green Your Conferences and Meetings</title>
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