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IndustryWeek March 16, 2011 Steve Minter	Sustaining a Green Strategy Companies like Dow Chemical are increasingly embedding sustainability initiatives in their plans as they seek both to save money on rising energy costs and to find ways to profit from green technologies and products.
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