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Corporate America sees the light, embraces conservation measures

In the old days, housekeeping employees at Hilton hotels might not have given a second thought to turning on the radio or television and switching on all the room lights while cleaning for the next guest. Today, however, management takes a dim view of such practices. Hotel employees are being advised to clean as much as possible during daylight hours in order to conserve electricity. Corporations across America are instructing their employees about the importance of energy conservation. For example, in a recent e-mail message directed to Wells Fargo bank employees, chairman and CEO Dick Kovacevich urged workers ...

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