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Exxon is Green? CFL's "Probably" Reduce Energy Use?

Andrew Winston | Posted 10.16.2009 | Home


Andrew Winston

There's a rise in ridiculous cover stories and op-eds in the green world.

LED Lights: The Bright Green Future

nytimes.com | ELISABETH ROSENTHAL and FELICITY BARRINGER | Posted 07.09.2009 | Green


LEDs are more than twice as efficient as compact fluorescent bulbs, currently the standard for greener lighting. Unlike compact fluorescents, LEDs tur...

Fighting Poverty with Acumen

Marc Gunther | Posted 05.13.2009 | Business


Marc Gunther

The Acumen Fund provides "patient capital" to for-profit businesses around the world that help people climb out of poverty.

Should Businesses Be Skipping CFLs For Greener LED Lighting?

ilumisys | Dave Simon | Posted 05.07.2009 | Green


Businesses are not only being encouraged to switch their energy consumption practices to more environmentally friendly alternatives but also are being...

One Step Ahead: Clinton Pushes LED Bulbs In Los Angeles

Los Angeles Times | Marla Dickerson | Posted 03.20.2009 | Green


Subjects as mundane as lightbulbs and insulation would be deadly-dull stuff in the hands of a less gifted public speaker, but since leaving office in ...

Mr. Obama's New Wheels -- First Official Look

Steve Parker | Posted 02.17.2009 | Business


Steve Parker

I never liked the look of the Bush limo. It was too massive and appeared to be a truck that had started out as a tank. Obama's new limo looks more like an actual car, albeit a very big and heavy one.

Silent Night, Sparkle-less Night

Cathy Erway | Posted 01.15.2009 | Green


Cathy Erway

In the lobby of my apartment building, there is a Christmas tree adorned with ornaments and colored lights. A boombox is placed conspicuously behind i...

LED Lights Are Efficient, But Can They Also Transmit Data?

EcoGeek | Hank Green | Posted 11.10.2008 | Green


LEDs are a fantastic technology. They are more efficient and less polluting than compact fluorescent light bulbs, and come with a host of other advant...

Purdue LED Breakthrough: Five Times As Efficient, Way Cheaper

Treehugger | Michael Graham Richard | Posted 09.20.2008 | Green


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...

How To Green Your Christmas Tree

Olivia Zaleski | Posted 03.28.2008 | Living


Olivia Zaleski

Te Electric Power Research Institute in Palo Alto, Calif., estimates that 400,000 tons of carbon dioxide could be cut, along with $250 million in energy costs, if every U.S. house switched standard incandescents to energy-saving LED Christmas lights.