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How Cities Can Conserve Water With Pipeline Leak Detection Technology

YoungUpstarts

In fact, demand for this precious resource has tripled over the last half-century and, thanks to the ever-increasing human population, this demand shows no signs of abating. London, for example, loses approximately 26% of its daily supply to leakage while Mexico City loses approximately 35%.

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The Energy Revolution is (Finally) Here

Version One Ventures

cents / kwh in New Mexico ). . And the demand on the grid is notoriously prone to spikes where the cost of energy can jump an order of magnitude for 1-2 hours when everyone is cranking up their A/C together. We used a very similar model at my last startup, Bright , which is now the leading residential solar company in Mexico.

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20 Entrepreneurs Share Their One Prediction for Business in 2021

Hearpreneur

7- Increased demand for more sustainable products. Seeing a bigger increase in demand for more sustainable products is what we see for 2021, and we’re glad that we are part of those efforts. With the changing marketplace, the businesses that will win are the ones that can respond quickly to changing demand.

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Boulder Shouldn’t Municipalize Its Energy Utility System

Feld Thoughts

A municipal utility may be able to provide electricity that is cheaper or about as affordable as our current utility offers – or the city may waste millions of dollars trying, just as communities in Florida , California , and New Mexico have done recently.

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Furniture CEO Finds Balance between Success and Staying Grounded

Hearpreneur

OFM manufactures, distributes, and provides wholesale school furniture from their headquarters – North Carolina. Throughout the year, Blake travels to China, Taiwan and Mexico to meet with manufacturers and negotiate pricing and development of new and innovative office and school furniture products. That’s where OFM comes in.

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Why the Navy Needs Disruption Now (part 1 of 2)

Steve Blank

The future is here it’s just distributed unevenly – Silicon Valley view of tech adoption. The threat is here it’s just distributed unevenly – A2/AD and the aircraft carrier. I just spent two days a hundred miles off the coast of Mexico aboard the U.S.S. And no one can hear you through the noise, helmet and ear protectors.

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What the Past Can Tell Us About the Future of Social Networking

Both Sides of the Table

AOL was controlled by one company and the Internet was distributed. They controlled distribution to the masses. The conventional wisdom at Fox’s headquarters is that MySpace had “made&# both YouTube & Photobucket by allowing them distribution. AOL was closed, the Internet was open.