How Smart Meters Transform Our Relationship to Energy
With monthly energy bills, it's hard to visualize how behavior impacts cost. But when we see the impact in real time, our behavior changes. A lot.
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Latest Stories in Energy Efficiency
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Ask Pablo: Is It Really Worth Insulating My Pipes?
Dear Pablo: I had a home energy audit done and they recommended insulating my pipes. The estimated cost was quite high and I wonder, is it really worth it?
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Incandescent Bulbs Still Suck: Why the Bulb as Heater Argument Falls Short
Some folks argue that incandescent bulbs are not as inefficient as they seem. After all, they heat our houses too. But do they do so effectively?
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NYC and Solar One Challenge Schools: Save Energy, Win Money
The city is challenging schools to compete with each other to save energy, and schools that slash their energy consumption the most win grants from a pool of $30,000.
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When It Comes To Our Carbon Footprint, Only Two Things Really Matter: Buildings and Cars
Everything else really is barely more than a rounding error.
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Light Bulb Standards Killed: Who's Running This Country, Barack Obama or Michele Bachmann?
Dim Bulbs Insert Rider In Spending Bill, Delaying Light Bulb Efficiency Standards.
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Cut Your Heating Bill in Half: Heat the Person Not the House (Video)
One permaculturist claims 87% savings on his electric heating bill by focusing on heating the body, not the house.
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12-Year-Old Boys Shower the Longest, Says British Survey on Shower Habits
Doesn't everyone know that showers waste water? Shower habit study says they're getting longer.
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Mongolia to Create Giant, Experimental 'Ice Shields' to Trap the Winter Cold Until Summer
The Mongolian government is embarking on a novel approach to 'storing' ice from the winter to cool off in the summer.
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Permaculture Icon Continues Anti-CFL Crusade
One permaculture contrarian argues that Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs are not as green as we think they are.
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Americans Not Making Great Progress on Home Energy Efficiency Improvements
Just 15% of Americans have gotten home energy audits, and one-third don't even think they need one.
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Internet Sucks Up 2% of Global Energy, Study Estimates
The internet is responsible for a big chunk of energy use, but it could actually increase even more to help us save energy.
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Retrofit Project Pits Behavior Change Against Technology, Wins Award for Doing It
An innovative project retrofitting social housing for energy efficiency is doing interesting work on behavior too. And it's winning awards.
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Gadget and Appliance Energy Use up 600% in 40 Years
A new report shows electronics consumption could derail carbon emissions reduction goals
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Universities Commit to Billion Dollar Energy Efficiency Challenge
The rapidly falling costs of solar and the rapid growth of clean energy are causing ripples of excitement in an otherwise depressed economy. But we should not forget that old adage that the cheapest energy is almost always the energy you don't use.
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Facebook Launching "Social Energy" App for Improving Energy Efficiency
Can Facebook do for energy monitoring what Google and Microsoft couldn't?
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Energy Efficiency Makes Nuclear Power Seem Like A Waste of Money, Energy & Jobs (Infographic)
With all the talk among the Republican hopefuls for President about opening up more of the US for energy exploration in the name of job creation, here's an infographic laying out in stark terms how many
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Sith harnesses both sides of the force
Darth Caedus invents new technique for harnessing energy
