Tag: Energy Efficiency - Page 12
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Beautiful Home Carved into Quarry Wall Enjoys Natural Air Conditioning
Cave dwellings are not unusual in the Saumur region of France. This retired teacher has converted old quarry houses into a stunning underground home.
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The Difference Between Resilience & Sustainability? A Zombie Apocalypse
The green movement needs to focus more on resiliance. And we can take notes from those surviving zombie take-overs.
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Accor Hotels to Roll Out Green Business Plan Across 42,000 Properties
Major hotel chain is launching an ambitious sistainability initiative, combining training and behavior change with technology to slash emissions.
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Plug Into Savings With USB Wall Outlets
A smarter outlet design for charging up gadgets and zapping standby power consumption.
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Environmentalism as Religion is a Myth. It's About Practicality and Common Sense.
Both anti-environmentalists and hardcore greens can get overly focused on the spiritual aspects of environmentalism. Really, it's about common sense.
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Forget Hoops, UCLA Claims Smart Grid Lead
A new 10-year partnership in smart grid research will give this university even more bragging rights.
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The Leftovers: Solar Powered Tanning Salons (No, Really), Smart Grid News and More!
More tech news stories that you want to know about before the day ends.
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Facebook and Greenpeace Collaborate on Clean Energy for Data Centers
Your time spent mingling with friends online might get a little greener.
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Zero Energy Christmas Decoration Lights Up Under Existing Streetlamps
How about using the light from already existing street lamps to spark off the festive season? Here are some off-the-grid parasite lamps so to speak, that look good by day!
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The Most Haunting 2-Minute Film You'll Ever See About Energy Waste
Watch "Light", David Parker's freaky short movie about energy waste.
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Minnesota Utility Customers May Get a 'Clean Coal' Electricity Bill Increase For Christmas
An efficient, low polluting coal-fired electricity plant was mothballed because it is not cost competitive.
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The Leftovers: How Much Americans Spend on Electronics and More
More tech news stories that you want to know about before the day ends.
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Obama Announces $4 Billion Initiative to Upgrade Energy Efficiency of Nation's Buildings
Bill Clinton joins the president in launching a new private-public initiative that will create tens of thousands of jobs and drastically lower energy costs.
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Inefficient Planes and Rising Oil Prices Sunk American Airlines
Old, inefficient planes, along with rising labor costs, sunk the nation's erstwhile largest airline.
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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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Google Drops 'Renewable Energy Cheaper than Coal' (RE<C) Research Project
I think it's a mistake to stop R&D efforts. If they weren't getting results, they could have re-focused efforts or partnered with someone else rather than stopping completely.
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What Green Activists Are "For"
Oppositional politics is important right now. But we can also take the time to define what we are aiming for.
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This Phone App Will Help You Change Your Light Bulbs
Figure out which lightbulbs you like best and start saving energy!
