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CBRE, the real estate and investment firm, is on track to meet a series of emissions- and energy-reduction goals.

UW Health announced it has improved energy efficiency by 24% over the last five years, saving an estimated $13 million in the process. This achievement was reached as part of the company’s participation in the U.S. Department of Energy as part of its Better Buildings Challenge

It's the weekend! Kick back with these must-read energy stories from around the web:

Land O'Lakes, Inc, the agricultural cooperative, is partnering with California Bioenergy, LLC to launch a collaboration to support the financing, installation, and management of on-farm methane digesters to generate renewable compressed natural gas ((R-CN") fuel in California.

GE announced on June 26 that, following a strategic review, the company will focus on aviation, power, and renewable energy.

Ford Motor Company announced that it has that it has achieved the company’s manufacturing emissions reduction goal eight years ahead of schedule. The goal of reducing CO2 emissions by 30% per vehicle by 2025 was set in 2010.

Hyundai announced a deal to use electric vehicle battery packs for energy storage applications.

Seven U.S. cities to date have agreed to partner on a single Request for Information (RFI) for competitive pricing of large-scale renewable energy projects. Led by Mayor Martin J. Walsh of Boston, participating cities include Chicago, Evanston, Ill., Houston, Los Angeles, Orlando, and Portland, Ore.