Doesn't it seem possible that finding out you use less energy than average would relieve pressure you might otherwise feel to cut back?
Veronique Pittman | Posted 05.25.2011
New York is the first major city in which the entire public school system (that's 1,500 NYC public schools with 1.1 million students) has committed reducing their carbon footprint.
nytimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011
The proliferation of personal computers, iPods, cellphones, game consoles and all the rest amounts to the fastest-growing source of power demand in th...
treehugger.com | Posted 05.25.2011
Electronic equipment, including cell phones, iPods, PCs, videogames, and plasma TVs have increased demand for residential energy use annually by 3.4 p...
Chelsea Green | Posted 05.25.2011
Project Time: Afternoon. Cost: Inexpensive ($5-50, depending on materials used). Energy Saved: High. Can be high if used to replace an electric refr...
secure.avaaz.org | Posted 05.25.2011
A fridge from the future has told me that only I can save its future -- and the planet's. And it's not even 8 a.m. yet. Whew. What a way to start a Fr...
Los Angeles Times | Raja Abdulrahim | Posted 05.25.2011
Beside her desk in the rear corner sit a refrigerator and microwave that give her easy access to Lean Cuisines, water and the four colas she often dri...
WebEcoist | Posted 05.25.2011
Going off-grid doesn't have to mean giving up luxuries like hot tubs, blended drinks, flat-screen televisions or electric razors. In fact, as proven b...
Los Angeles Times | Alexandria Abramian Mott | Posted 05.25.2011
It's not just the beige-on-approved-beige gated communities that often prohibit line-drying. Homeowner associations at retirement communities, mobile ...
planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 05.25.2011
The refrigerator consumes about 8% of a home's electricity. It's is far and away the single most energy-intensive appliance. But it serves an importan...
Engadget | Ross Miller | Posted 05.25.2011
The New York Times is reporting Google will announce a free web service tomorrow called PowerMeter that'll let users track energy consumption in their...
Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 05.25.2011
Google is dipping its toes in the very buzz-friendly waters of "smart grid" technology. Google.org, the philanthropic wing of the Internet giant, has ...
Chelsea Green | Posted 05.25.2011
There are many ways to decrease your carbon footprint by changing WHAT you cook for dinner: eat less meat, use local vegetables, grow your own, etc. B...
The Green Guide | Kate Hanley | Posted 05.25.2011
In this third installment in our series of small changes that add up to big results, we survey what you can do during the next month to gradually gree...
thedailygreen.com | Posted 05.25.2011
Well, consider a few of these Green ROI calculations, courtesy of GreenandSave.com, and based on a ten-year performance period: 1. Programmable Thermo...
Environmental Working Group | Sean Gray, Senior Analyst; Sonya Lunder, MPH EWG Senior Scientist; Elaine Shannon, Editor | Posted 05.25.2011
Over its lifetime, a single CFL can save the consumer $80 or more, depending on local electric rates. But all CFL bulbs aren't equal. Some have lower...
The Carbon-Free Home | Stephen and Rebekah Hren | Posted 05.25.2011
Plants can help us eliminate our use of fossil fuels in ways beyond providing us with local food. By incorporating vegetation into our landscape throu...
Discovery News | Alyssa Danigelis | Posted 05.25.2011
This week the Environmental Protection Agency announced new, stricter pollution standards for lawn mowers, as well as weed trimmers and pleasure boats...
Treehugger | Michael Graham Richard | Posted 05.25.2011
Better, Cheaper LEDs The incandescent lightbulb that wastes 90% of the electricity as heat is dying, we all know that. But a new breakthrough in solid...
AP | Posted 05.25.2011
Businesses in New York and other cities often leave their doors open in the summer with the air conditioning blasting. It can draw customers in out of...
AP | STEVENSON JACOBS | Posted 05.25.2011
NEW YORK — Oil prices jumped back above $120 a barrel Thursday, halting a steep three-day slide after Kurdish rebels claimed responsibility for ...
New York Times | Steve Lohr | Posted 05.25.2011
In its drive to go green, the technology industry has so far focused mainly on big targets like corporations and especially computer data centers, the...
Sam Sommers | Posted 08.05.2011