I'm a big fan of saving energy: I go shopping with my car just once a month, I keep the thermostat at 50 degrees, I turn off lights when I leave the room.
A famous frog once crooned: "It's not easy being green," but I beg to differ.
Parents may ask kids to turn off the lights. They may talk themselves blue in the face in the hopes that their children make the connection between the light switch and climate change. But do they really?
The most recent example of putting this in practice comes from Ford. By centrally controlling the power settings on the company's computers, they are ...
Guest Post From The Daily Green's Jeff Yeager It's official: I've become my grandmother. I realized it the other morning when I opened the door to ...
Japanese airline All Nippon Airways (ANA) is determined to lower its carbon emissions any way possible, and that includes an experimental new polic...
We've created a website that allows me to plug in information about my home and lifestyle, along with my goal to "lose" $20 off my monthly utility bill, and then find out exactly how to make it happen.
The proliferation of personal computers, iPods, cellphones, game consoles and all the rest amounts to the fastest-growing source of power demand in th...
From The Daily Camera: BOULDER, Colo. -- Working fewer, longer days each week could mean big savings for Boulder's energy bills, and happier workers,...
Climate scientists and architects say that no single policy change could do more to save energy over the long run -- and reduce the nation's contribut...
It would be a good idea to ask the members of the National Assembly to travel to their August 1st meeting on public transport so as not to waste fuel on their chartered bus.
Treehugger spotted this gadget, which seems ideal for the multi-gadget family: A "4-port USB hub from Buffalo that lets you turn on or off just the ga...
Grist's Umbra Fisk offers up advice on greening your shower routine. Shower with friends! Turn the shower off when you soap up! Well, doing both of th...
Government and commercial experts agree that the cooling section should be kept full, with enough room for some cool air to circulate for even cooling...
According to the United States Department of Energy, there are no computers on the market that actually last long enough for the negative effects of t...
Yep. Anyone can farm for a day, and then have a freezer stocked with fresh goods for the rest of the season. And the news gets better. You don't need ...
If you are someone who is big on water conservation, then you probably know that you should water your lawn and garden in the morning or in the evenin...
Mad Men star Jon Hamm agreed, saying, "I hope the trend continues in the next four, hopefully eight years." As an NRDC supporter, "it's nice to be abl...
The EcoView feature, allows the monitors--using motion detectors--to detect if a person is sitting in front of it. If it senses for 40 seconds that n...
It's TV Turnoff Week, so just do it. From April 20 to 26 join millions of people worldwide and switch off your set. Find a more rewarding and active l...
Earth Day is a great time to make forward-looking changes at home. Maybe you've been waiting to insulate, or you've been thinking about upgrading to a...
We all know we need to use less energy to save money. But we work best with goals -- how much energy, exactly, should we save? Easier to work in dolla...
All figures are per hour. 1. TV A TV on standby mode burns 10 watts in standby and 100 watts while on per hour. 2. DVD player ...
CHICAGO — The lights are going down from the Great Pyramids to the Acropolis, the Eiffel Tower to Sears Tower, as more than 2,800 municipalities...
We want to start 2009 off with an eco-bang, and so we're launching a new Green Home Contest.
