Articles tagged “Energy Efficiency”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

10 Earth Day Ways to Save the Planet, Your Health, & Money! By Laurel House IN Home & Garden Apr 21 You don’t have to be an Extreme Greenist to Go Green! Just one Daily Green Decision can go a long way. The average person decides to Go Green for one of three reasons: -The Environment (*) -Their Health (+) -Save Money ($) Choose one of the 10 green actions below to help the Earth today. Then select something different tomorrow, and the next day……. + READ MORE

Quick Tips for Cooling Off Without Air Conditioning By Colleen Vanderlinden IN Home & Garden Jun 26 2011 Here are five easy tips for instant relief from the heat -- No AC required. + READ MORE

Father/Son Team Traveling from NYC to Portland in 1,000 MPG Vehicle By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors Jun 7 2011 Kid leaves the lights on. Father tries to think of a way to convince him to stop. Now they're riding across the country trying to convince others. In a 1,000 mpg human-electric hybrid vehicle. + READ MORE

7 Eco-Friendly Ways To Prepare Your Home For Travel By Julia Austin IN Travel & Outdoors May 7 2011 Once you hit the road for a trip, you have less control over your carbon footprint. Sometimes those eco-friendly options just aren’t out there. In order to reduce the guilt factor next time that fuel-guzzling plane takes off, green your house in these ways before leaving for vacation: + READ MORE

'Rent Green' for a Getaway, or a Test Drive By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors Apr 19 2011 Renting green means trying before you buy. Like renting a house, or an electric car, before forking over the cash. + READ MORE

One Hot Idea: Heating a Building with Body Heat By Michelle Kay, NaturallySavvy.com IN Tech & Transport Jan 24 2011 A European train station is converting its passengers' body heat into green energy. + READ MORE

Ed Begley Jr. Helps You Save $240 Per Year with One Switch By Blythe Copeland IN Home & Garden Oct 29 2010 Living with Ed follows Ed Begley, Jr., and his wife, Rachelle, as they green their home, family, and celebrity friends. But if you've ever wondered what kind of advice they'd give the rest of us, then the Ask Ed forum is your chance to find out. + READ MORE

PVC In Your Electronics? In the New Greenpeace Green Guide, Toxin-Free Gadgets Win By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Oct 27 2010 If Philips can create a TV without these toxic chemicals, "there is now no excuse for other TV manufacturers not to follow.“ + READ MORE

Six Department of Energy Projects You've Never Heard of, But Should By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Oct 19 2010 DOE may be slow to act in some areas but for all its weaknesses, it is doing some great stuff to encourage a clean energy future. + READ MORE

3 Easy DIY Cork Laptop Stands By NaturallySavvy.com IN Tech & Transport Oct 2 2010 Wine corks are a great tool for elevating your laptop to provide better air circulation because they're small and easy to transport, very lightweight, and they won't leave marks on a desk or other surface. + READ MORE

3 Amazing Design Ideas - Which One is Worth $100k? By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Sep 23 2010 Every year, the Curry Stone Design Prize recognizes visionary designs that address social issues like access to clean air, shelter, healthcare, energy, or education. + READ MORE

Ed Begley, Jr., on Phantom Power, Electric Toothbrushes, and More By Blythe Copeland IN Work & Connect Aug 27 2010 Living with Ed follows Ed Begley, Jr., and his wife, Rachelle, as they green their home, family, and celebrity friends. But if you've ever wondered what kind of advice they'd give the rest of us, then the Ask Ed forum is your chance to find out. + READ MORE

Sophia Bush and Austin Nichols on Going Green at Home, at Work, and In Between (Interview, Part 2) By Blythe Copeland IN Work & Connect Aug 17 2010 Sophia Bush and Austin Nichols, stars of the CW's One Tree Hill, are a busy couple. They recently returned from a visit to Louisiana to have a closer look at the impact of the Gulf oil spill but when they aren't working to help uncover the real impacts of the worst environmental disaster in our history, they're working hard to green their lives, both at home and at work. + READ MORE

Is Your City a Smart City? By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Aug 13 2010 NRDC has just named 22 "smarter cities" around the U.S. with the strongest environmental record on everything from energy use to food security. + READ MORE

Good News in Energy Efficiency: Appliance Manufacturers Agree to It By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Aug 5 2010 Exciting news from the usually-unexciting appliance industry. An ambitious and collaborative agreement between appliance manufacturers and environmental groups was signed this week. + READ MORE

Indigenous Groups in Brazil Protest Construction of Power Plant By Rachel Cernansky IN Travel & Outdoors Jul 27 2010 The latest in a string of protests against the construction of power plants in Brazil. + READ MORE

Plumbing Device Brings New Meaning to Waste-to-Energy By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Jul 23 2010 A UK industrial design student had a rather simple but brilliant idea: capture the energy produced by falling wastewater and turn it into electricity. + READ MORE

Pellet Furnaces Are Hot! By Lloyd Alter IN Home & Garden Jul 21 2010 Pellet furnaces, like pellet stoves, are hot! But are they green? It appears to depend on where you live and how hands-on you are. + READ MORE

New Coal Plants in China, India Built Under UN Clean Development Mechanism By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Jul 15 2010 Through the UN, rich countries are about to fund 20 new coal-fired power plants in China and India. If the applications are approved, the UN's Clean Development Mechanism will become one of the largest funders of new coal power plants. + READ MORE

Living Off the Grid in Style: An Interview with Super-Homesteader Jane Dawson By Leah Lamb IN Home & Garden Jul 12 2010 Jane Dawson talk about what it takes to start your own homestead, and the various systems she has perfected over the years. + READ MORE