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NEWS
      State of Michigan looks to energy-saving LEDs for retrofit
      Lightning bolt is catalyst for phone system upgrade
      ‘Clean energy’ markets grow despite sluggish economy
      Small community keeps tabs on vehicles with wireless monitor
FEATURES
      Inconvenient questions?
      Don’t get stung by a WASP


NEWS

State of Michigan looks to energy-saving LEDs for retrofit
By Kristin Atwater
Over the next four years, LED replacement lighting for fluorescent tubes will be installed in the state’s Escanaba office building.
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Lightning bolt is catalyst for phone system upgrade
By Michael Keating
Rice County, Minn., is migrating to an Internet Protocol-based (IP) NEC communications system. You could say that the inspiration for the move came like a bolt of lightning.
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‘Clean energy’ markets grow despite sluggish economy
By Catherine Radwan
Solar, wind, biofuels, geothermal, hybrid and all-electric vehicles, green buildings and other clean-energy-related technologies posted a banner year in 2007 and show no signs of slowing down in 2008.
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Small community keeps tabs on vehicles with wireless monitor
By Michael Keating
The city of Seneca, S.C., wanted to keep track of its city light and water service vehicles. Closer monitoring, city administrators believed, would lead to safer operation as well as more efficient dispatching.
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FEATURES

Inconvenient questions?
By Josh Cable
These days, it seems that everybody is trying to be green. But can government entities really make a difference by purchasing green products and services?
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Don’t get stung by a WASP
By Steve Krueger, CPPB
If management is mulling the idea of a strategic sourcing initiative that includes budget cuts supported by a WASP, consider applying adoption rate as your repellent.
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