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Air-conditioning: Keeping cool and green
"If blades were designed for better aerodynamic efficiency, instead of for being stamped from sheet metal as cheaply as possible, the electricity consumption of many cooling systems could, he says, be cut by a third."
Submitted: 2010-07-28 18:42:20, Category: Consumer Products
Tekkeon - Mobile Power
Batteries for powering mobile devices
Submitted: 2010-06-07 13:54:44, Category: Consumer Products
n Making Our Own Weather, Have We Remade Ourselves?
Interesting thoughts on our reliance on air conditioning and it's effects.
Submitted: 2010-06-02 20:51:14, Category: Conservation
Visualizing Home Appliance Energy Use
A nice tool for visualizing the energy use of various home appliances
Submitted: 2010-05-07 13:28:11, Category: Consumer Products
7 Ways My Clunker Is Smarter than a Hybrid
"I’d like to explore just seven ways in which my old clunker may be a smarter choice than even the newest hybrid"
Submitted: 2010-05-04 14:24:42, Category: Transportation
More myths busted about electric cars
9 myths about electric cars examined
Submitted: 2010-04-28 13:16:41, Category: Transportation
What's the Most Recycled Product in the U.S.?
"The most recycled product? It's not aluminum cans: only half are recycled. Or even office paper, at more than 70 percent."
Submitted: 2010-04-19 01:20:03, Category: Recycling
Save the Environment and Make Money Whilst You Do It!
Kids are learning it at school, we've all heard about it - it has become an environmental mantra. Our family recycles where we can - paper, tins plastic, compost.
Submitted: 2010-04-05 02:46:44, Category: Consumer Products
The Breathtaking Effects Of Cutting Back On Meat
Great examples of how much impact we could make by cutting down on meat consumption only slightly.
Submitted: 2010-03-02 14:13:15, Category: Conservation
When It Comes To Green, We Are Hypocrites
Eye-opening survey about what people think is important to do for sustainability versus what they are actually doing.
Submitted: 2010-02-18 15:17:28, Category: Conservation
Early EVs Won't Need Many Public Charge Points, Says NYC
"Early adopters do not appear to need a high-density public charging network. ... the study suggests that the earliest consumers will be willing to change their driving behavior and parking location, given their strong desire to purchase EVs."
Submitted: 2010-01-22 03:32:49, Category: Transportation
Best way to reduce emissions is to make cars smaller
A study on the near-term impact of newer technologies versus a change in consumer buying habits.
Submitted: 2010-01-18 23:49:46, Category: Transportation
Solar at Home: Solar panels for the rest of us
Great idea: solar panels with their own inverters, which eases installation and makes them useful in more scenarios.
Submitted: 2009-12-15 21:20:57, Category: Renewable Energy
LED Bulbs Save Substantial Energy, a Study Finds
While that may seem self-evident, until this study no one knew if the production of LED lamps required more energy than needed for standard incandescent bulbs.
Submitted: 2009-12-01 21:42:56, Category: Consumer Products
Solar Power Costs 50% Lower in 2009 than 2008
New research by a leading alternative energy research firm finds that solar power will cost less by about 50% at the end of 2009 compared to the end of 2008.
Submitted: 2009-11-30 01:36:53, Category: Renewable Energy
Becoming vegetarian will help save the planet: study
The most meat-loving nations would have healthier citizens and also would reduce carbon emissions, scientists said.
Submitted: 2009-11-30 01:34:28, Category: Conservation
Fossil fuel carbon dioxide emissions up by 29 percent since 2000
The strongest evidence yet that the rise in atmospheric CO2 emissions continues to outstrip the ability of the world's natural 'sinks' to absorb carbon is published November 17
Submitted: 2009-11-19 16:06:54, Category: Nature and Environment
California approves new standards on energy-hungry TVs
New California standards for TVs, which take effect Jan. 1, 2011, are similar to those imposed on refrigerators, air conditioners and dozens of other household appliances since the 1970s.
Submitted: 2009-11-19 16:02:52, Category: Consumer Products
PowerGenix NiZn rechargeable AA batteries: finally, some cells worth buying
A glowing review of a new type of rechargeable AA battery that outperforms existing rechargeable and single-use models.
Submitted: 2009-11-09 17:53:23, Category: Consumer Products
Solar Power When the Sun Goes Down?
The holy grail of renewable energy is a solar power plant that continues producing electricity after the sun goes down.
Submitted: 2009-11-09 15:34:27, Category: Renewable Energy
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