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WASHINGTON, Jan. 23 /PRNewswire/ -- More environmentally friendly Verizon sedans soon will begin making their way around the District of Columbia and Northern Virginia. These 27 hybrid sedans, which will replace traditional vehicles in Verizon's local fleet, will reduce carbon emissions by an estimated 70 metric tons annually.
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In 2006 Verizon consumed 8.9 billion kilowatt hours of electricity and generated more than 7.1 million metric tons of carbon dioxide (CO2). Using a standard widely used to measure environmental impact, Verizon generated 81 metric tons of CO2 for every $1 million of revenue—an improvement over 2005 and almost eight times better than the national average.
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Guitar Hero, the game that lets you pretend to rock with a plastic guitar, has just been ported onto Verizon and Verizon cellphones, which don't look anything like a guitar. For $11.99 (or $4.49 a month) you can get access to 15 songs, four in-game guitars and three venues, which isn't all that bad when your other other alternative is sitting there quietly while the judge announces your verdict. What kind of person would want to do that? [Kotaku]
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Some analysts question whether the CWA and the IBEW could successfully pull off a strike that forces Verizon to negotiate a more favorable settlement. ''This is a very, very weak time in the industry,'' said Patrick Comack, a telecom stock analyst with Guzman & Co. in Miami. ''Unions are going to have to work with management.''
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"The previous system was state-of-the-art when it was first implemented in 2001 and, while it was still very reliable, it was nearing the end of its productive life," said Alex Coleman, Verizon Business regional vice president for government and education sales. "We partnered with the state of Texas to develop a platform that is flexible, fast, scalable and upgraded easily to meet the growing demand for fish and game licenses."
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The newest Palm, the 755p, is finally available at Verizon, for $400 after $50 mail-in rebate. (Sprint has had it for some time, and sells it for $250 after rebates, etc.) It's got a slimmer design with Internal antenna, accepts MiniSD cards up to 4GB, and comes with support for Microsoft Direct Push technology as well as Google Maps. [Palm]
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