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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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Energy Usage Increases Despite Efficiency Efforts

treehugger.com | Posted 06.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Energy Usage Increases, Reducing Energy Use, Green News

Electronic equipment, including cell phones, iPods, PCs, videogames, and plasma TVs have increased demand for residential energy use annually by 3.4 p...

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Kill Your Fridge For A Month: Try Evaporative Cooling

Chelsea Green | Posted 04.16.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Refrigerator, Green Living, Saving Money, Reducing Energy Use, Giy, Green News

Project Time: Afternoon. Cost: Inexpensive ($5-50, depending on materials used). Energy Saved: High. Can be high if used to replace an electric refr...

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A Message From Our Future Smart Appliance Overlords (VIDEO)

secure.avaaz.org | Posted 04.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy Efficiency, Video, Reducing Energy Use, Energy Use, Smart Appliances, Talking Fridge Video, Green News

A fridge from the future has told me that only I can save its future -- and the planet's. And it's not even 8 a.m. yet. Whew. What a way to start a Fr...

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Teachers' Hunger Vs. Energy Savings In California Classrooms

Los Angeles Times | Raja Abdulrahim | Posted 04.03.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Education, Reducing Energy Use, Schools, Teachers, Saving Money, Green News

Beside her desk in the rear corner sit a refrigerator and microwave that give her easy access to Lean Cuisines, water and the four colas she often dri...

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Off-Grid Luxury: Hot Tubs, Blended Drinks And Computers

WebEcoist | Posted 03.28.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Living, Reducing Energy Use, Off-Grid, Giy, Green News

Going off-grid doesn't have to mean giving up luxuries like hot tubs, blended drinks, flat-screen televisions or electric razors. In fact, as proven b...

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Line-Drying Is Great -- Where It's Legal

Los Angeles Times | Alexandria Abramian Mott | Posted 03.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Green Living, Reducing Energy Use, Line-Drying, Giy, Green News

It's not just the beige-on-approved-beige gated communities that often prohibit line-drying. Homeowner associations at retirement communities, mobile ...

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Carpet Your Fridge, Save Energy

planetgreen.discovery.com | Posted 03.26.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Green Living, Reducing Energy Use, Giy, Green News

The refrigerator consumes about 8% of a home's electricity. It's is far and away the single most energy-intensive appliance. But it serves an importan...

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Google Power Meter

Engadget | Ross Miller | Posted 03.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Google, Reducing Energy Use, Smart Grid, Green Technology, Google PowerMeter, Energy Use, Green News

The New York Times is reporting Google will announce a free web service tomorrow called PowerMeter that'll let users track energy consumption in their...

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GOOGLE POWERMETER: A Googly Step Toward A Smarter Grid (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Dave Burdick | Posted 03.13.2009 | Green

Read More: Reducing Energy Use, Google PowerMeter, Energy Use, Smart Grid, Green Technology, Google, Green News

Google is dipping its toes in the very buzz-friendly waters of "smart grid" technology. Google.org, the philanthropic wing of the Internet giant, has ...

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5 Easy Steps To Greener Cooking

Chelsea Green | Posted 02.27.2009 | Green

Read More: Green Cooking, Food, Green Living, Reducing Energy Use, Cooking, Enegy Use, Green News

There are many ways to decrease your carbon footprint by changing WHAT you cook for dinner: eat less meat, use local vegetables, grow your own, etc. B...

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Plan Your Green Month In 4 Easy Steps

The Green Guide | Kate Hanley | Posted 02.23.2009 | Green

Read More: Food, Green Living, Reducing Energy Use, Carpooling, Reducing Waste, Money Saving, Green News

In this third installment in our series of small changes that add up to big results, we survey what you can do during the next month to gradually gree...

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GREEN ROOFS: All You Need To Know

The Carbon-Free Home | Stephen and Rebekah Hren | Posted 02.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Eco-Roofs, Green Living, Reducing Energy Use, Green Technology, Green Roofs, Green News

Plants can help us eliminate our use of fossil fuels in ways beyond providing us with local food. By incorporating vegetation into our landscape throu...

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3 Green Buys With Good Return On Investment

thedailygreen.com | Posted 02.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Energy, Green Living, Reducing Energy Use, Green Gadgets, Reducing Waste, Green Technology, Green News

Well, consider a few of these Green ROI calculations, courtesy of GreenandSave.com, and based on a ten-year performance period: 1. Programmable Thermo...

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7 Best CFL Bulbs For The Green Shopper

Environmental Working Group | Sean Gray, Senior Analyst; Sonya Lunder, MPH EWG Senior Scientist; Elaine Shannon, Editor | Posted 02.14.2009 | Green

Read More: Reducing Energy Use, Conservation, Green Living, Cfls, Best CFLs, Best Light Bulbs, Green Technology, Green News

Over its lifetime, a single CFL can save the consumer $80 or more, depending on local electric rates. But all CFL bulbs aren't equal. Some have lower...

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Greeener Lawnmowers: Lose The Gas!

Discovery News | Alyssa Danigelis | Posted 10.09.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Electric Lawnmower, Green Lawnmowers, Epa, Environmental Protection Agency, Reducing Energy Use, Energy Use, Green Living, Green News

This week the Environmental Protection Agency announced new, stricter pollution standards for lawn mowers, as well as weed trimmers and pleasure boats...

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Purdue LED Breakthrough: Five Times As Efficient, Way Cheaper

Treehugger | Michael Graham Richard | Posted 09.20.2008 | Green

Read More: LED, LED Lights, Reducing Energy Use, LED Technology, Reducing Waste, Green News

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...

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Stores To Be Fined For Leaving Doors Open, Air Conditioning Blasting

AP | Posted 09.14.2008 | Green

Read More: New York City Council, Green Living, Reducing Energy Use, Energy Policy, New York, Green News

Businesses in New York and other cities often leave their doors open in the summer with the air conditioning blasting. It can draw customers in out of...

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When Oil Demand Falters, There Are Other Reasons For High Prices

AP | STEVENSON JACOBS | Posted 09.07.2008 | Business

Read More: Oil, Oil Demand, Energy Demand, Oil Fire, Turkey Oil Fire, Oil Prices, U.S. Energy Demand, Reducing Oil Use, Reducing Emissions, Reducing Energy Use, Business News

NEW YORK — Oil prices jumped back above $120 a barrel Thursday, halting a steep three-day slide after Kurdish rebels claimed responsibility for ...

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Trimming Your PC's Wasteline: A Free Software Energy Diet

New York Times | Steve Lohr | Posted 09.06.2008 | Green

Read More: Microsoft, Monitoring Energy Use, Reducing Energy Use, Edison, Green Software, Energy Use Software, Green Living, PC Energy Use, Verdiem, Green News

In its drive to go green, the technology industry has so far focused mainly on big targets like corporations and especially computer data centers, the...

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