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		<title>Appliance Efficiency is an Easy Win for Consumers and the Climate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 17:31:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TreeHugger</dc:creator>
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There are enormous opportunities to use energy more efficiently. Investing in energy efficiency is often far cheaper than expanding the energy supply to meet growing demand. Efficiency investments typically yield a hi...]]></description>
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		<title>Raising Appliance Efficiency: A Big Win for Consumers and the Climate</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Jul 2010 13:13:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Earth Policy Institute</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By Lester R. Brown
There are enormous opportunities to use energy more efficiently. Investing in energy efficiency is often far cheaper than expanding the energy supply to meet growing demand. Efficiency investments typically yield a high rate of return, saving consumers money, and can help fight climate change by avoiding carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from burning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Win a Home Energy Monitor! Enter Our Sweepstakes with Microsoft Hohm</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 20:45:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TreeHugger</dc:creator>
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Image via Microsoft Hohm

We're seeing a boost in partnerships between software and hardware companies when it comes to monitoring energy consumption at home. The latest partnership joins up Microsoft's Hohm, an online platform for managing energy use...]]></description>
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		<title>In With The Old: Fixing What We&#8217;ve Got Comes Before Re-imagining What Might Be</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:49:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TreeHugger</dc:creator>
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Denver Living City Block

Over 40% of our energy consumption goes into powering our buildings, and we all know that we have to cut that Godzilla-sized footprint. But it seems that most of our efforts go to looking at new stuff rather than fixing the o...]]></description>
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		<title>Learning From The Past, Designing For The Future: How They Air Conditioned In India 400 Years Ago</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Jul 2010 15:25:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TreeHugger</dc:creator>
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Images from Infosys powerpoint on green energy initiatives

It is hot in Rajasthan, India. Four hundred years ago when building palaces, they installed air conditioning to beat the heat. Caroline Howe of It's Getting Hot in Here explains:...Read the f...]]></description>
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		<title>Can UPS Improve the MPG of Its Ground Fleet by 20%?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 27 Jul 2010 17:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TreeHugger</dc:creator>
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UPS has just set itself a new fuel-efficiency goal for all of its "package delivery fleet", aiming for a 20% increase in MPG between the years 2000 and 2020. They are already well underway, with a 10% increase in mileage for their f...]]></description>
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		<title>Toyota Suggests Putting a Glass of Water on Your Dash (Well, Not Really)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 20:31:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TreeHugger</dc:creator>
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Image: Toyota

For a 10% Fuel Consumption Reduction...
No, Toyota isn't trying to con you into buying a "water powered car". They are simply trying to illustrate a simple point about fuel-efficient driving that, sadly, too few people seem to know: If ...]]></description>
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		<title>GE Survey Shows Consumers&#8217; Love for Smart Grid is Growing</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Jul 2010 15:10:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TreeHugger</dc:creator>
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Image via GreenMonk

With consumers only just starting to hear the term "smart grid," let alone trust utilities as they install millions of smart meters in homes nationwide, we're used to hearing stories about how consumers are pushing back against co...]]></description>
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		<title>Don&#8217;t Forget Home Star: The Green Bill Everyone Can Agree On</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 19:05:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TreeHugger</dc:creator>
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In the arena of green politics, the spotlight has been hogged by the troubled energy reform efforts in the Senate. Many are watching as the best chance to reign in carbon emissions and stimulate clean energy development on a lar...]]></description>
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		<title>DOE Gets Serious About White Roofs</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Jul 2010 04:51:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>TreeHugger</dc:creator>
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Yesterday, U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Steven Chu announced a plan to increase the amount of white roofs at DOE facilities and at buildings across federal government. The Feds have committed to reducing their emissions by 28...]]></description>
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