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Saving Energy: Efficient Electronics Are Still Power Hogs

nytimes.com | Posted 11.20.2009 | 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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Energy Smart Legislation Off to a Bipartisan Start

A. Siegel | Posted 09.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Jeff Merkley, Energy Efficiency, Investment, Richard Lugar, Energy Efficient, Energy Efficient Homes, Climate Change, Green News
A. Siegel

Those who can afford the upfront costs can afford to be energy inefficient. Those who can't afford the costs of energy inefficiency can't afford the upfront costs.

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A Smiley Face (and Your Neighbors' Numbers) are Best Way to Save Energy

Graham Hill | Posted 08.22.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy-Efficient, Alternative Energy Efficiency, Positive Energy, Energy Efficiency, Co2, Environment, Environmentalism, Green Electricity, Green News
Graham Hill

Ever wondered if those little placards on your hotel room sink, exhorting you to use less water or fewer towels 'for the environment' actually work?

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Utah Buildings Deemed Eco-Friendly, Energy-Efficient

Salt Lake Tribune | Posted 08.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Toyota, Energy Technology, Evolving Energy Tech, Alternative Energy, Renewable Energy, Eco-Friendly, Energy Technologies, Green Energy, Renewable and Alternative, Energy Challenge, Energy Challenges, Utah, Energy-Efficient, Green News

A year after its opening, the building housing the Mark Miller Toyota-Scion dealership in downtown Salt Lake City has received a Gold LEED certificati...

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Rainwater Toilets and Slag: Touring Berkeley's Greenest Building

Anneli Rufus | Posted 06.07.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy-Efficient, Architecture, Green, David Brower Center, Recycled Materials, Green News
Anneli Rufus

This week I got a private sneak-preview tour of downtown Berkeley's David Brower Center, a bold new 50,000-square-foot experiment in "green from the ground up" architecture that will open to the public on Sunday.

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