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Japan's Vending Industry Must Reduce Power Use
from National Public RadioJune 27, 2011
Vending machine operators in Japan are under pressure to reduce their energy use after this year's earthquake wrecked a nuclear plant. A Japanese newspaper says vending operators are dispatching workers to switch off the refrigeration in the machines for set periods of time.
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