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Green Wednesday: Tankless Water Heaters
CalFinder Remodeling Blog | September 3rd 2008
Tankless water heaters are quite common throughout European countries, but they really haven’t caught on to widespread usage here in America. Are the Europeans just ahead of us in the use of more energy efficient fixtures, or are there cons affecti read more
Review of ‘No Logo’: Getting Frustrated With Klein’s Screed
Green Prophet | September 3rd 2008 by karink
Affordable, Powerful Electric Scooters Coming Soon
CleanTechnica | September 2nd 2008 by Lucille Chi
VentureBeat reports that PowerGenix has developed a nickel zinc (NiZn) battery that has 35 percent higher power and energy density than a nickel metal hydride (NiMH) battery (used in hybrid vehicles), but is half the cost of a lithium-ion battery. T read more
New York State Puts Up $27 Million for Energy Efficiency
ecopolitology | September 2nd 2008 by Tim Hurst
Negawatts Anyone? GreenBiz reports that the New York State Public Service Commission will offer $27 million to electric utilities for energy efficiency programs with an ultimate goal of an annual reduction of 693,951 megawatt hours per year. Addition read more
What exactly is a “green building?”
Alternative Energy For THe Home | August 31st 2008 by wayne
Green building has become a common topic in the building industry, but the term can be confusing. Does it mean that the house is energy efficient? Or, that the roof has solar panels? Or, that all the products are made from recycled materials? Dependi read more
Energy conference for SMEs
World Mining News | August 30th 2008 by santoso
A CONFERENCE on energy efficiency is being held at the Desmond Centre in Newcastle West on Thursday, September 4, for small and medium-sized enterprises (SME), between 9am and 11am. It is being organised by the Limerick Clare Energy Agency (LCEA), an read more
Going net-zero in Santa Fe
Renewable Minute | August 30th 2008 by Bill Baer
Melanie Pahlmann reportingHear the 1 minute show:Homebuilders across the country will soon be looking to Santa Fe, NM as a guide and inspiration for new levels of excellence in green and low-enviro-impact building. Santa Fe is emerging as the nationa read more
Five Ways to Save Money While Improving Your Home’s Energy Effi…
Your Home Improvement Place | August 28th 2008
(ARA) - The warning letters have already started filling mailboxes across the country. This winter, Americans will face higher utility bills than ever before. read more
Renewable Energy Fair at Chena Hot Springs: Geothermal and Hydrog…
CleanTechnica | August 28th 2008 by Lucille Chi
If you happened to be in Chena, Alaska last weekend, you may have attended the third annual Chena Renewable Energy Fair, chowed on some hot dogs barbecued on the hydrogen-powered grill, toured the the geothermal power plant, or visited the Aurora I read more
Post-Katrina New Orleans Goes Energy Smart
Ecolocalizer | August 28th 2008 by Lucille Chi
With this week marking the third anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, New Orleans residents are looking back … but they’re also looking ahead, to a more sustainable and energy-efficient future. (They’re also praying feverishly that Gus read more
Green Wednesday: Housing Trends, Are More People Moving Closer to…
CalFinder Remodeling Blog | August 27th 2008
Since gas prices went through the roof in the past year, I’ve gradually noticed an increased number of people walking or riding bicycles to work. In the early mornings, it’s not uncommon to see men and women in business attire walking briskly to read more
Brooklyn And Beyond: 5 Things You Can Do To Conserve Energy And R…
Green Brooklyn | August 26th 2008 by Green Brooklyn
With the summer heat nearly behind us, energy usage will undoubtedly decline over the coming weeks. As fall approaches, however, nature will offer new reasons for our energy usage to increase once again. There is always something more we can do to read more
Back to School Week: Grade Schools Nationwide Go Green
Ecolocalizer | August 26th 2008 by Lucille Chi
While the greening efforts of U.S. colleges and universities seem to capture the most media attention, elementary schools across the country are no slouches when it comes to eco-action. Look at what’s happening at some of these schools: Read mo read more
Tech Today or Tech Tomorrow? Energy Debate 1
CleanTechnica | August 25th 2008 by Lucille Chi
The “Economist” debate involves journalists, industry gurus, investors, bureaucrats, and of course economists who have all long been involved in renewable energy. The question: “Can we solve our energy problems with existing technol read more
LAC Meeting on Norm for Energy Management
The Temas Blog | August 21st 2008
Synopsis in English: Last February (while The Temas Blog was on hiatus) the International Standards Organization (ISO) decided to create a new project committee (PC 242 - Energy Management) to develop a new ISO management standard -- already designat read more
Asphalt Energy: Talk About A Hot Foot!
Alternative Energy | August 21st 2008 by Ethan K.
Ever hear the expression “it’s so hot you could fry an egg on the sidewalk”? That may be a colorful way to describe the temperature but scientists aren’t taking the concept lightly. A research team at Worcester Polytechnic Institute (WPI) is read more
Put it into [Re]Drive, Where SimpleTech is Clean Tech
CleanTechnica | August 21st 2008 by Lucille Chi
The [Re]Drive External Hard Drive from SimpleTech is an energy efficient hard drive wrapped in an eco-friendly package that is so stylish, you would never hide it away in a cabinet but put it front and center on your desk. This plug n’ play sys read more
ZapRoot: Wind-Powered Monsters, and Useless Crap
CleanTechnica | August 20th 2008 by Lucille Chi
This story contains additional media. Click here to view the media. This week at ZapRoot: The Strandbeest behemoth (which we featured here on CleanTechnica) is unlike anything you’ve seen before. Ice in both poles is melting. Totally Useless Crap i read more
Pratt Center for Community Development: Energy Matters, Solar Mat…
Green Brooklyn | August 19th 2008 by Green Brooklyn
Shorter Pratt: "Go solar! We'll help!" Did you know that every day enough sun shines on NYC to provide more than twice the energy we need? A property tax abatement and net metering law passed in June now make the city one of the most financially read more
EcoButton - USB Gadget
Zath Games Tech | August 19th 2008 by Simon Barker
The EcoButton is a cool USB gadget that saves you money and fights global warming! I can practically hear your tuts of disbelief back at Zath HQ. But seriously this little eco-friendly gizmo will do exactly that and even has the balls to gloat about read more
The Benefits of Cogeneration
CleanTechnica | August 19th 2008 by Lucille Chi
It took me awhile to see the word as CO-generation not COGeneration, and then another few minutes to understand just what cogeneration was, but I finally got there. And needless to say, I was immediately intrigued by the possibilities, and similarl read more
Drilling for oil in algae
To Know H2O | August 19th 2008 by Neill Kramer
There may be a revolution blowing our way: The Israeli company Seambiotic has found a way to produce biofuel by channeling smokestack carbon dioxide emissions through pools of algae that clean it. The growing algae thrives on the added nutrients, and read more
Lexington and New Energy
power of suggestion | August 19th 2008 by Charles Jones
I just read through the energy plans of John McCain (The Lexington Project) and Barack Obama (New Energy for America). I was surprised by both. Obama’s is deeper than I expected it to be. That says more about my expectations than the plan, th read more
Austin Home Rated Five Stars For Energy Efficiency
Austin Texas Real Estate Blog | August 18th 2008 by Joe Cline
Austin residents Bruce Weatherford and Adam Toguchi have recently completed a major remodeling project to their home and have consequently received Austin’s highest possible rating for energy efficiency. After expanding the existing structure and a read more
Five Ways to Save Money While Improving Your Home’s Energy Effi…
Your Home Improvement Place | August 17th 2008
(ARA) - The warning letters have already started filling mailboxes across the country. This winter, Americans will face higher utility bills than ever before. read more
Green Homes Are Better Sellers
Austin Texas Real Estate Blog | August 16th 2008 by Joe Cline
With a highly competitive housing market, sellers are sometimes at a loss as to how to get their home to sell. As the “green initiative” has take the country by storm, playing up the energy efficiency and other green features of a home is a great read more
McCain’s Energy Plan: The Lexington Project
Alternative Energy | August 14th 2008 by Ethan K.
Here is the link to John Sydney McCain III’s energy plan known as the Lexington Project. There are a few big headings including Oil Speculation, Expanding US production, Reforming our transportation sector, Investing in clean energy, Protecting read more
Device Creates Energy, Fuel, and Usable Compost from Trash
CleanTechnica | August 13th 2008 by Lucille Chi
If you’ve ever seen the movie Idiocracy, you may have a vague fear of giant landfills toppling over and spilling into the streets. Fortunately, that fear may never become a reality now that the Powermaster ReCyclone is available. The ReCyclone read more
Five Ways to Save Money While Improving Your Home’s Energy Effi…
Your Home Improvement Place | August 13th 2008
(ARA) - The warning letters have already started filling mailboxes across the country. This winter, Americans will face higher utility bills than ever before. read more
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