2009Sept4: Alcoa, a aluminum manufacturer, reduced its carbon emissions by 36% between 1990 and 2009, while doubling production (The Center for Public Integrity, 2009).
Reference: The Center for Public Integrity http://www.publicintegrity.org/blog/entry/1648/
Image Description: Alcoa aluminum smelter in Reydarfjördur, Iceland. Photo by Krator, 2008July13. Image Location: Wikimedia Commons http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Alcoa_Reydarfj%C3%B6rdur.JPG Image Permission: The copyright holder of this work, hereby releases it into the public domain. This applies worldwide.
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