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Unplug Your Laptop Forever in 7 Steps

Jaymi Heimbuch — Mon, 26 Oct 2009 12:00:00 GMT

How freeing would it be to unplug your laptop from the grid...forever? Not just for a couple hours until your battery dwindles, but for good.

Save Money and Energy: Make Your Own Power Monitor With the EnerJar

Jaymi Heimbuch — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 09:30:00 GMT

While heading to the store and buying a Kill A Watt might be quick and easy for monitoring your power use, you can also get geeky and make one yourself. That's where the EnerJar steps in.

Buy Green: Power Strips

Blythe Copeland — Tue, 25 Aug 2009 12:00:00 GMT

Battle vampire power with these five power strips, including perks like automatic shut-off.

Cover Your Pool and Save Water, Energy

Josh Peterson — Mon, 29 Jun 2009 17:30:00 GMT

If you have a pool, then you know a pool cover is ideal. It keeps insects and leaves out of the water. The covers keep the punk kids out and the young kids safe. There are a variety of different pool covers, some merely a light layer of plastic, thin and chintzy. Some covers are remote-controlled. Some could support an elephant on top of them. If you live in windy areas or if you're pool is surrounded by trees, then a pool cover is a necessity.

Holter Graham Visits the Future: Wind Farms Across the Midwest

Holter Graham — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 13:00:00 GMT

This week on Wa$ted! we went to a pre-school. Any fool will tell you that if you get people into a habit, into a way of thinking, when they are kids, they are more likely to stay with that habit and that thinking for the rest of their lives. And judging by the preschool in our episode, we at least got the teachers and students off to a good start.

Did You Know Saving Water = Saving Electricity?

Josh Peterson — Tue, 26 May 2009 13:00:00 GMT

We live in an interconnected world. A butterfly flaps its wings in Mongolia and a philosophy student ponders about that sort of thing in Spokane. See? Interconnected. As our technology and thoughts about butterflies advance, so does our interconnectedness.

Just Say No to New Gadgets

Jaymi Heimbuch — Wed, 29 Apr 2009 07:30:00 GMT

Some claim that purchasing solar panels is too expensive. Well, for those of us who cannot afford a house to put them on, then the house on which to put solar panels is too expensive. (Ask your landlord about installing solar panels if possible.) But if you are managing to make a good living in these harsh economic times, then solar panels are economically feasible. But if you're still looking to pinch a few pennies, then here are some tips.

Green Glossary: Waste Heat Recovery

Mickey Z. — Tue, 21 Apr 2009 06:29:00 GMT

Any conservation system whereby "some space heating or water heating is done by actively capturing byproduct heat that would otherwise be ejected into the environment." Sources of water-heat recovery in commercial buildings include refrigeration/air-conditioner compressors, manufacturing or other processes, data processing centers, lighting fixtures, ventilation exhaust air, and the occupants themselves

How Much Electricity Will Venice Get From Algae?

Brian Merchant — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 09:00:00 GMT

You've likely heard of the innovative technology used to produce biofuel from algae. Algae biofuels are one of the most promising, intriguing forms of renewable energy currently in development—and even already in use.

10 Ways to Green Your Clothes Dryer

Josh Peterson — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 07:30:00 GMT

The best dryer for your money and the environment is the clothesline. With the investment of a few bucks you can dry your clothes with solar power for free. However, many people enjoy the convenience of an electric clothes dryer and probably won't part with it. Ok. That's fine. Let's work with that.