Articles tagged “Green Your Electricity”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              

How-To: Get Renewable Energy in New York City By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden Aug 22 2008 Unless you live in one of the outer boroughs of New York City you probably don't live in a single family dwelling. Odds are, whether you rent or own your apartment, that you've got neighbors upstairs, downstairs and down the hallway. In most cases then installing your own renewable energy system really isn't a viable option. + READ MORE

Mean Green Machines: The Truck Stomp By Team Planet Green IN Mean Green Machines Jun 19 2008 When it comes to heavy-duty trucks, the 'all work no play' gas-guzzling image instantly comes to mind. Mean Green Machines shows you that dirty on the outside can be clean on the inside as a Hybrid Electric Tahoe shows off... + READ MORE

Cut Your Power Bill While Teaching a Life Lesson By Michael Graham Richard IN Tech & Transport Jun 12 2008 Many parents with older children decide to make them pay rent at some point. Here's a green variation on that idea that will both save energy and teach a valuable life lesson. + READ MORE

Green Home Tweaks By Team Planet Green IN Home & Garden May 14 2008 On his show, Ed details dozens of ways he has made his household greener. Looking to tweak your own home? Buy an energy saving car, embrace the sun, unplug appliances you don't use, get out and walk, and do your research. + READ MORE

Make Money with Manure! By Team Planet Green IN Travel & Outdoors May 5 2008 Money might not grow on trees but it can come from unexpected places. You may have been shocked by the manure mansion on the G Word, but in today's economy, there's a new black gold. Dairy farmers are taking one of the environment's biggest and smelliest pollutants - cow poop - and they're turning it into sustainable, eco-friendly energy. + READ MORE

Green Your Electricity: Switch to a Greener Source By Michael Graham Richard IN Tech & Transport Mar 21 2008 This is the third article in a four-part series on how to green your electricity. This means that, for example, if 20 percent of a utility's customers switch to green power, the clean power plants will now produce enough electricity to meet demand from these people, and the dirty power plants will see reduced demand by + READ MORE

Green Your Electricity: Take Steps to Reduce Your Energy Use By Michael Graham Richard IN Tech & Transport Mar 14 2008 This is the second article in a four-part series on how to green your electricity. Finally, you can reduce your electricity consumption by reducing the number of electronic gadgets that keep drawing "phantom power" even when not in use (follow the previous link for more information on that topic), and you can cut down... + READ MORE

Green Your Electricity: Conduct a Home Energy Audit By Michael Graham Richard IN Tech & Transport Mar 7 2008 This is the first article in a four-part series on how to green your electricity. Both kinds of audits will give you information about the current state of your electricity use, and suggest ways to improve things, which we will cover in the next article in this series on how to green your electricity. + READ MORE

Find, Sign Up for Green Web Hosting By Collin Dunn IN Tech & Transport Jan 31 2008 Since most of us never see them, it's easy to forget that there are huge server farms and expansive offices that keep the internet whirring along. As the industry has grown with the green movement's rising popularity, many different options have become available; with options including renewable energy credits (RECs,... + READ MORE