Energy Efficiency

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New Energy Economy -- Next Steps for Colorado and the Nation

Leslie Weise | Posted 11.09.2009 | Denver

Read More: Energy, Wind Power, Governor Ritter, Energy Efficiency, Green Jobs, Fossil Fuels, Xcel, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, Green Energy, Bill Ritter, Green Energy Economy, Solar Power, Denver News

There are many obstacles to transition our dependency on traditional fossil fuels to cleaner energy solutions, and Ritter has demonstrated the courage to confront those obstacles.

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Taipei 101 To Be World's Tallest Green Building

inhabitat.com | Bridgette Meinhold | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy Efficiency, Taiwan, Taipei 101, World's Tallest Building, Green Technology, Taipei, Green Building, LEED Certification, Leed, Green News

Taipei 101, famous for being one of the world's tallest buildings, is set to get some major eco-upgrades in an effort to save money, reduce its impact...

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Road to Copenhagen - Part 3: Re-Tooling Industry

William S. Becker | Posted 11.05.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Industry, Clean Energy Economy, Energy Efficiency, Reindustrializing the US, Green Market, Green News

A new study commissioned by World Wildlife Fund International identified 24 critical resources and industries the world will need to develop quickly to avoid climate catastrophe.

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The Real Paradox of Energy Efficiency

Bernie Bulkin | Posted 11.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy Efficiency, Hybrid Cars, Jevons Paradox, Green News

In the well known McKinsey/Wattenfall study on greenhouse gas emissions, almost all the most cost effective measures were efficiency, and virtually all efficiency measures had a negative cost.

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On National Weatherization Day, a New Bunch of Skilled Denver Workers Pioneer National Green Jobs Movement

Jamie Starr | Posted 10.30.2009 | Denver

Read More: Energy, Efficiency, Energy Efficiency, Labor, Economic Stimulus Package, Green Jobs, Alternative Energy, National Security, Incentives, Jobs, Green Energy, Labor Unions, Denver, American Recovery and Reinvestment Act, Colorado Green Jobs, Denver News

Once rolled out, the training program could create hundreds of thousands of new jobs, reduce energy costs by $3.5 billion per year, and save 500 million barrels of oil annually.

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Bittercreek Alehouse: Low-Power Happy Hour And A Worm Bin

nytimes.com | Kate Galbraith | Posted 10.30.2009 | Green

Read More: Happy Hour, Energy Efficiency, Green Living, Bittercreek Alehouse, Green Energy, Green News

A campaign to unplug things from neon beer signs to extra refrigerators helped the pub cut its electricity bill by about 35 percent in 2008, according...

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Weatherization: Saving Money by Saving Energy

Steven Chu | Posted 10.30.2009 | Green

Read More: ARRA 2009, Energy Efficiency, Green Energy, Steven Chu Energy Secretary, Weatherization, Steven Chu, Green News

Long before I learned about the risks of climate change, I was fanatical about energy efficiency because I'm cheap. We want to help millions of families seize the same opportunity to cut their utility bills.

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Latest Draft of Senate Climate Bill: What's Good and What Needs Work

Frances Beinecke | Posted 10.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Kerry-Boxer, Energy Efficiency, Climate Change, Biomass, Bioenergy, Global Warming, Climate Bill, Green News

The bill ensures the vast majority of allowances go to helping consumers, providing a level playing field for energy intensive industries, deploying low-carbon technologies, and preventing deforestation.

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Rising to the Challenge: Architecture 2030 and Residential Energy Codes

Laura A. Hutchings | Posted 10.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy Code Training, 2030 Challenge, Home Energy Modeling, Architecture 2030, Energy Efficiency, Green Architecture, Mpg for Homes, Zero-Energy-Home, Energy-Codes, Home-Energy-Rating, Green News

What is the 2030 Challenge and why should we care about residential energy codes? Architecture 2030 is an organization dedicated to reducing the envi...

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Leaving the Law, Part Two: A Different Kind of Green

Laura A. Hutchings | Posted 10.24.2009 | Denver

Read More: Energy Efficiency, Women Entrepreneurs, Green, Clean Energy Economy, Entrepreneurship, Green Energy, Law Firms, Entrepreneur, Career Change, Denver News

In May of this year, I left my post as an associate at a large international law firm to stake my claim in the Wild West of Colorado's clean energy economy.

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The Debate Over Clotheslines

MSN Money | Teresa Mears | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy Savings, Green Laundry, Energy Efficiency, Laundry, Line-Drying, Sustainability, Clotheslines, Green Living, Clotheslines Ban, Green News

If you live in an older neighborhood in most cities, you can hang your wet clothes out to dry with impunity. But if, like 60 million Americans, you li...

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1950s vs. 2000s: The Drive to Supersize

Bill Chameides | Posted 10.19.2009 | Green

Read More: Population, Energy, Energy Star, Energy Efficiency, Low Iimpact, Electricity, Statistically Speaking, Pollution, No Impact, Green News

In the 1950s the average American consumed roughly 2,200 kilowatt-hours of electricity per year; today that number has grown to roughly 13,800 kilowatt-hours per year.

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Big Little Green Idea

Richard Seireeni | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Building, Clothing, Energy Efficiency, Green Laundry, Laundry, Eco Fashion, Home Design, Dryer, Green News

What if home designers added a 'dry room' to their plans -- a place where the furnace, water heater (or tankless water heater) and washer/dryer could live together along with built-in lines or racks for drying clothes?

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Solar Decathlon: The Competition For The Best Solar-Powered House (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | ThienVinh Nguyen | Posted 10.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Solar Energy, Energy Efficiency, Eco-House, Green Technology, Solar Panels, Slidepoll, National Mall, Green Building, Washington DC, Sustainability, Department of Energy, Sustainable Building, Green Energy, 2009 Solar Decathlon, Solar Power, Green News

University teams from around the world are busy constructing sustainable houses at this year's U.S. Department of Energy's Solar Decathlon competition...

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Suburban Towns Strive To Be Environmentally Aware

nytimes.com | MIREYA NAVARRO | Posted 10.12.2009 | Green

Read More: Suburbs, Environment, Energy Efficiency, Greening the Suburbs, Green Energy, Green News

Some of these towns are offering energy retrofits; others furnish free parking to fuel-efficient hybrid cars. Yet others are limiting or banning the u...

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A Zero Energy Home for All Americans: Ed Pollock Promotes Builders Challenge at EEBA Conference

Laura A. Hutchings | Posted 10.02.2009 | Denver

Read More: Home Energy Rating, Energy Efficiency, Net-Zero-Energy-Bill, Builders Challenge, Green Building, Zero Energy Home, Department of Energy, Green Living, Net Zero Home, Denver, Denver News

The Department of Energy came to Denver this week, promoting its Builders Challenge initiative, which seeks to promote affordable, zero energy homes f...

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Saving Energy: Efficient Electronics Are Still Power Hogs

nytimes.com | Posted 09.21.2009 | Technology

Read More: Energy-Efficient, Saving Energy, Energy Consumption, Power Consumption, Energy Efficiency, Power, Reducing Energy Use, Electronics, Technology News

The proliferation of personal computers, iPods, cellphones, game consoles and all the rest amounts to the fastest-growing source of power demand in th...

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A Win-Win for Energy Efficiency and Jobs

Matt Petersen | Posted 09.18.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Building, Energy Efficiency, AB 758, Global Green USA, Global Green, Cec, Green News

By developing a comprehensive plan to retrofit our homes and offices we can put thousands of people back to work and boost local economies.

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Too Good To Be True?

Robert Stavins | Posted 09.17.2009 | Green

Read More: Market-Based Environmental Policies, Common Property Resources, Free Rider Problem, Cost-Effectiveness, Benefit-Cost Analysis, Regulation, Global Climate Policy, Externalities, California, AB 32, Energy Efficiency, U.S. Senate, Waxman-Markey Legislation, Cap-and-Trade, Environmental Politics, U.S. House of Representatives, Green News

I had thought that arguments about massive "free lunches" in the energy efficiency and climate domain had long since been laid to rest. The debates in California (and some of the rhetoric in Washington) prove otherwise.

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A Big Breakthrough on Green Jobs

Billy Parish | Posted 09.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Cap and Trade, Climate, Green Jobs, Clean Energy, Bipartisan, New York, Republican, Cap, Energy Efficiency, Working Families Party, Trade, Climate Change, Weatherization, David Patterson, Aces, Carbon Credits, Bipartisanship, Green News

The New York State Senate and Assembly rose above petty politics last week to pass legislation on climate and energy, setting a precedent for bipartisanship and a sensible cap and trade system.

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Landmark Green Jobs Bill Passes Senate 52 - 8

Dan Cantor | Posted 10.13.2009 | New York

Read More: Green, Energy Efficiency, Green Jobs, Working Families Party, Green Energy, Green Technology, New York News

New York may be on the verge of becoming a world leader in energy efficiency. Working late into the night, the State Senate passed the historic Green...

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Green News Report - September 8, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 11.09.2009 | Green

In today's report: the rising cost of fighting wildfires, and is Jaws back?

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Energy Needs Trump Climate Issues In Developing Nations

washingtonpost.com | Emily Wax Ã‚Â | Posted 11.09.2009 | World

Read More: Copenhagen-Climate-Council, Copenhagen-Denmark, Energy Efficiency, Developing World, Copenhagen 2009, Developing World Energy Needs, Renewable Energy, Climate Change, Power Cuts Developing World, Green Energy, Energy Needs Poorer Nations, Copenhagen, Global Warming, World News

Developing nations' urgent need for more energy has become a central issue this year as developed countries -- including the United States -- push for...

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Funds for Fridges

Jennifer Schwab | Posted 10.20.2009 | Green

Read More: Cash for Clunkers, Energy Star, Cash for Appliances, Energy Efficiency, Green Appliances, Recycle, Appliances, Stimulus, Economy, President Obama, Green News

Even though "Cash for Clunkers" is over for cars, more than 60 utilities across the U.S. will be offering money for recycled appliances such as refrigerators, washers, dryers, and more.

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Cash for Clunker Sequel: Dump the Pump

Jill Schlesinger | Posted 09.28.2009 | Business

Read More: Cash for Clunkers, Energy Efficiency, Manolo Blahnik, Stimulus Plan, Dollars for Dishwashers, Uncle Sam, Business News

Given the success of "Cash for Clunkers," the government will introduce a sequel that one observer called "Dollars for Dishwashers". That's not really the name, but it's better than "Clunkers, Part Deux".

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