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The U.S. Department of Energy recognized Quebecor World Oberlin, in Oberlin, OH, with an Energy Saver award for achieving more than 7.5 percent total energy savings, which was accomplished, in part, by reducing its natural gas consumption plant-wide by approximately 25 percent.

DG3 North America, Jersey City, NJ, will be purchasing 4,320 renewable energy certificates (RECs) over the next seven months from Hess Corp. to accompany electricity purchases. A REC represents the property rights to the environmental benefits derived from electricity generated by renewable resources such as wind, solar, biomass and wave motion.