Energy Conservation

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The Carbon Tax: A Moral Issue

Father Paul Mayer | Posted 05.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Carbon Tax, Dr. James Hanse, Climate Change, Larsen Bill, Communities of Faith, Waxman Bill, Global Warming, Climate Crisis Coalition, Archbishop Tutu, Cap and Trade, Carbon Emissions, Carbon-Tax, Energy Conservation, Green Energy, Price Carbon Campaign, Cap-and-Trade, Rising Oceans, Green News

The dramatic moment has come when the human species because it is responsible for most of this damage, must radically reconsider its activity in the name of its own survival.

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Si Se Puede: Every Chilean Can (and Does) Screw in a Compact Fluorescent Light Bulb

Larry Coben | Posted 04.25.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy Savings, Chile, Energy, Energy Conservation, Energy Saving Technology, Compact Flourescent Lightbulbs, Latin America, South American Energy, Compact Fluorescent Light Bulbs, Conservation, South America, Green Energy, Green Politics, Green News

The cleanest, greenest, cheapest and most secure energy is the energy we don't use. The empirical evidence from Chile is overwhelming and proves the savings.

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Turn Down the Thermostat, Mr. President!

Wendy Gordon | Posted 03.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Humidifier, Energy, Energy Conservation, White House Thermostat, Energy Efficiency, Ideal Thermostat Temperature, Green Living, Green News

Install a furnace humidifier, set it for the proper humidity and your thermostat three degrees lower than normal. This small adjustment will lower your annual heating bills by as much as 5%.

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The Energy Detective And Other Green Gadgets For The New Year

Good Morning America | Posted 02.06.2009 | Green

Read More: Video, Energy Efficiency, Energy Conservation, Green Living, Green Gadgets, Green Technology, Money Saving, Green News

Jen Bolden of IdealBite recommends a few gadgets for the new year that can help you conserve energy. There's a gauge to help keep track of how much e...

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The Snuggie And 5 Other Vaguely Green As-Seen-On-TV Products

sustainablog.org | Written by Jeff McIntire | Posted 02.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Shamwow, Energy Conservation, Snuggie, Consumerism, Direct Order, The Snuggie, Snuggie as Seen on Tv, Green News

The Snuggie: Who needs a sweater when you've got a blanket with sleeves? Better yet, who needs to turn up the heat...? Questions still to answered in ...

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PASSIVE HOUSES: Using "Recycled Energy" -- And No Furnace

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 01.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Recycled Energy, Video, Nabih Tahan, Green Architecture, Passive Design, Sustainable Design, Energy Conservation, Green Living, Green Design, Passive Houses, Passive Houses Energy Conservation, Passive Houses Video, Green News

In trying to cut back on energy, some folks will crank the thermostat down and buy blankets. Why overwork the furnace? But one German city has come u...

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Thermal Police Fix Houses, Cut Costs By 30 Percent

New York Times | MATTHEW L. WALD | Posted 01.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Winterizing Homes, Winterize, Conservation, Energy Conservation, Insulation, Money Saving, Green News

Call it CSI: Thermal Police -- energy experts armed with mostly low-tech tools but strong sleuthing skills, finding flaws that let the air inside a ho...

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Salt Lake City Police To Replace 20 Percent Of Fleet With Hybrids -- Yearly

GreenBiz | Ariel Schwartz, December 23, 2008 | Posted 01.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Gas Prices, Energy Conservation, Cars, Salt Lake City Police Hybrids, Pollution, Hybrid Cars, Green News

In an effort to save both money and energy, Utah's Salt Lake City Police Department is planning to add four or five hybrid vehicles to its 450 car fle...

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On-Demand Street Lights Save Tons Of Energy

blogs.discovery.com | Alyssa Danigelis | Posted 01.24.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, On-Demand Street Lights, Germany, Street Lights by Cell Phone, Energy Conservation, Germany Street Lights, Green News

One town in northwest Germany is turning off its street lights at 9 pm to save electricity and money. Rather than imposing an unintentional curfew, th...

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Dim the Lights, Bring on the Dark Skies

Wendy Gordon | Posted 01.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Smart LED Lighting, Energy, Environment, Energy Conservation, Energy Efficiency, Smart Grid, Green News

"In most cities," Klinkenborg writes, "the sky looks as though it has been emptied of stars." NYC has begun to dim down. The business community may be ahead of politicians on these matters.

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Let's Spread Some of Obama's Community Organizing Magic on Climate Change

Marguerite Manteau-Rao | Posted 12.04.2008 | Green

Read More: Climate Change, Community Organizer, Energy Conservation, Sarah Palin, Barack Obama, Obama Campaign, Global Warming, Environmental Conservation, Green News

Sarah Palin should not have mocked Barack Obama for being a community organizer. If anything, tonight's results proved her wrong. Our new President ha...

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Getting Your Boss on the Green Bus

Josie Garthwaite | Posted 10.13.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Green Living, Epa, 10 Ways to Go Green at Work, Energy Conservation, Green Workplace, Cubicle, Energy Star, Dilbert, Office Conservation, Green News

If Dilbert is like more than half of American workers, he thinks his employer should do more to reduce his office's environmental impact.

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Memo To US Government: 5 Ways To Fix The Housing Industry

Treehugger | Lloyd Alter | Posted 11.07.2008 | Green

Read More: Carbon Rationing, Housing Slump, Green Architecture, Alternative Energy, Green Building, Environment, Energy Conservation, Housing Crisis, Green Living, Real Estate, Green News

Now that the United States Government owns all the mortgages, the guarantors of the mortgages, and the reinsurer of all the insurers, and possibly pr...

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Winterize Your House to Save Energy

Johanna Smith | Posted 11.02.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Energy Efficiency, Winterize, Environment, Energy Conservation, Winter, Green Living, Home, Carbon Footprint, Green News

The simplest alternative energy source to tap in your home is energy saved. By taking a few steps towards increasing your energy efficiency, you can s...

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Another Kind of Greenwashing: Doing Green Laundry

Collin Dunn | Posted 09.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy Conservation, Water Conservation, Green Laundry, Laundry, Green News

When it comes to clothing, 75% of the energy consumed during a garment's life cycle is used in the laundering process, so making your laundry greener ...

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The New, Less Pungent Scent of Green

David Hall | Posted 07.17.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Eco-Warrior, Green Lifestyle, Energy Conservation, Fuel Costs, Economy, Fuel Efficiency, Green, Conservation, Green Living, Coal, Environment, Green News

Years ago, in a time of plentiful cheap food, energy and fuel, a green lifestyle was seen as a superfluous luxury. That was then, this is now.

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An Air Conditioner Or Tons Of Fans? Ask Umbra

Grist.org | Umbra Fisk | Posted 07.15.2008 | Green

Read More: Dealing With Heat, Energy, Summer, Heat Wave, Fans, Environment, Energy Conservation, Green Living, Air Conditioners, Green News

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, ...

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Pay to Pee? Pee for Pay? How Far Will Airline Energy Panic Go?

Rob Kall | Posted 06.27.2008 | Green

Read More: Fuel, Energy Conservation, Gasoline, Airlines, Green News

Just imagine if the airlines actually did take the approach that it's your responsibility to do your bathroom "business" before you board, and that to do so on the plane would cost a fee.

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