Air Conditioners

New York Neighbors Are Wonderful! (or Never Install An Air Conditioner in the Middle of the Night)

Pamela Newton | Posted 09.18.2009 | Living


Pamela Newton

This little tale is a warning about improperly installed air conditioners, midnight flights of fancy, and heat-induced imbecility but most of all, it's about kind and helpful New Yorkers.

Stay Cool This Summer Without Breaking The Bank (VIDEO)

Posted 09.03.2009 | Green


It's hot out there, but you don't have to trample on the environment to keep cool. Here are some efficient suggestions from Grist to survive the summe...

India Will Enforce Energy Efficiency Guidelines

Reuters | Posted 09.03.2009 | Green


India will make energy efficiency ratings a must for electric appliances, including air conditioners and refrigerators, from January, stepping up dome...

Learn From The Romans: Moderation (Also For Air Conditioning)

Marta Mondelli | Posted 09.08.2008 | Green


Marta Mondelli

Plenty of people switching off their units when leaving the apartment or when the temperature is not terribly hot, but there are still many of them carelessly wasting away energy and ozone.

An Open Door to Global Warming

Richard Kauffman | Posted 07.15.2008 | Green


Richard Kauffman

When it comes to energy consumption and global warming, it would seem that there are at least six hypotheses (most faulty) that would explain the apparent disconnect between common sense and behavior.

An Air Conditioner Or Tons Of Fans? Ask Umbra

Grist.org | Umbra Fisk | Posted 07.15.2008 | Green


Q. Dear Umbra, I'm a girl trying to make it in a big, hot, airless city -- New York, that is. We're in the middle of a heat wave that will soon end, ...

Ingersoll-Rand Buys Trane For $10.1 Billion

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Business


Ingersoll-Rand Co. will acquire Trane Inc. in a $10.1 billion deal that would create one of the world's largest makers of air conditioners, the two co...