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These are critical times for the mining industry. Even as demand for mineral resources rises, driven by emerging economies, mining companies are under ever-increasing pressure from governments, customers, and other stakeholders to operate in a sustainable manner. Many of the key industry players in the mining sector have developed energy saving strategies and are investing directly into renewable energy infrastructure. According to a new report from Pike Research, worldwide investment by the mining industry on renewable energy and energy conservation will reach approximately $8.4 billion by 2016 and nearly $20 billion by 2020. Under a more aggressive scenario, in which the global economy expands more rapidly and policy mandates pertaining to climate change are more robust, spending could reach $15.6 billion by 2016 and $30 billion annually by 2020, the cleantech ma... (more)

WEPOWER Ecolutions Presents Orion Lighting Solutions at 2012 RECon, Las Vegas

ALISO VIEJO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/17/12 -- WEPOWER Ecolutions Inc. (the "Company"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Premier Holding Corp. (OTCBB: PRHL), an energy service provider and integrator of clean energy solutions ("WEPOWER"), is pleased to present Yale/Chase Equipment and Services of Southern California (a division of Orion Energy Systems of Southern California, authorized dealer of Orion Energy Systems) (NYSE Amex: OESX) Lighting Solutions at its exhibitor booth at International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) during its annual Global Retail Real Estate Convention ... (more)

What Are the Top 10 Green IT Strategies?

I could be here all day discussing vendors, but I won't go down that rabbit hole, I'll just say brush up on your VMware skills and all the extra moving parts that go with it.  For every dollar of VMware sold their is $15 dollars worth of auxiliary needs and wants.  I personally favor VMware because it rocks! Top Ten Green IT Solutions: Virtualization Data Center Optimization Power Management Data De-Duplication Electronic Waste Management Cloud Computing Carbon Accounting & Management Teleconference Telecommute/Telework Paperless Solutions, Document Management Bonus Green IT Solu... (more)

Premier Holding Corp. Appoints Former EDS Chief Global Sales Officer, Bobby Grisham, to Board

ALISO VIEJO, CA -- (Marketwire) -- 05/16/12 -- Premier Holding Corp. (OTCBB: PRHL) (the "Company") is very proud to announce the appointment of Bobby Grisham to Premier Holding Corp.'s board of directors. Grisham served at EDS, a Hewlett-Packard company, from 1978-2009, with career highlights including chief global sales officer responsible for leading the successful renegotiation of EDS's large U.S. Navy Marine Corps Intranet contract. Grisham also served as the president of the EDS U.S. Southwest Operations Solutions and president of the Large Financial Institutions Strategic ... (more)

Venture Capital in the Rockies Winter Conference Debuts Early-Growth Companies

The Rocky Mountain Venture Capital Association and KPMG LLP today announced the presenting early stage and growth companies for the 29th annual Venture Capital in the Rockies Winter conference (VCIR Winter 2012). This year’s conference features 24 promising companies based in the Rocky Mountain region that will present in two tracks – one for information technology and consumer Internet companies and the other for clean technology companies. The VCIR Winter 2012 conference will be held at the Park Hyatt in Beaver Creek, Colorado, February 28-March 1. The selected companies come fr... (more)