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Best Buy to Offer Home Energy Tools — Finally!

October 5, 2011

Photo by The Consumerist via Flickr CC

The next time you’re in a Best Buy, you might be able to pick up a home energy monitor or other tool for saving electricity use at home. And if you’re having a new electronic installed or repaired in your home b…

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Ask Pablo: Paper or Plastic? Spending Cash vs Credit Cards

October 4, 2011

Image credit: Andres Rueda, used under Creative Commons license.

Dear Pablo: Is it more sustainable to use cash or credit cards to pay for transactions?

The correlation between consumerism and environmental impact goes without saying but aside from …

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White House Delays 2017-2025 Fuel Economy Standards

September 30, 2011

Photo: Flickr, CC

Benign Delay?
By today, the DoT and EPA were supposed to have proposed a draft for the 2017-2025 Corporate Average Fuel Economy (CAFE) law that regulates fuel economy for vehicles sold in the US. But it’s not happening. Word on the …

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The Ductless Heat Pump: an Efficient Heating (and Cooling) Solution

September 29, 2011

It’s starting to get cooler out, especially at night, and your thoughts may be turning to the pleasures of Fall: colorful trees, sweaters, and hot mugs of cider. Of course, you may also be dwelling on some less pleasant thoughts… namely, what it’s going to cost to heat your home this Winter. I don’t know… Read More…

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  1. Harnessing Kids’ Energy to Pump Water
  2. Enertia: Houses Heated and Cooled by the Sun
  3. On Rooftops Worldwide, a Solar Water Heating Revolution
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8 TreeHugger-Tested Coffeemakers for Professional Home Brew (Slideshow)

September 26, 2011

Photo: Phil Monger/Creative Commons

Making your own coffee instead of stopping by the local coffee shop saves energy, water, and paper (just think: no more disposable cups!) — not to mention, at $6 a cup for that Starbucks indulgence, slashes your m…

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Creating 1 Million Energy Efficiency Jobs is "a No-Brainer": Bill Clinton

September 26, 2011

Photo: Paul Morse, Clinton Global Initiative via Flickr

Retrofitting old buildings to make them more energy efficient is often described as the least sexy item on greens’ to-do list. True, insulating buildings and installing new windows may seem less…

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Building with Tires for Energy Efficiency and Disaster Resistance

September 22, 2011

Scrap tires have been a disposal menace for decades: the EPA notes that “There are at least 275 million scrap tires in stockpiles in the U.S.,” and in 2003 (the last year for which there are figures, I assume), approximately 290 million scrap tires were generated.” Yeah, that’s a lot of tires. State and local governments… Read More…

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  1. Building America and the Builders Challenge, the DOE’s Guide to Improving Energy Efficiency
  2. The Monolithic Dome: efficient, durable, disaster-resistant building
  3. The Recycled, Post-Industrial Green Building Material: Urbanite
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How to Build a Rocket Stove Water Heater (Video)

September 22, 2011

Image credit: Ecofilms Australia

If you like this ingenious low-work chicken tunnel garden system, then you’ll most likely dig this footage from the same folks of a DIY water heater using rocket stove principles. Burning scraps of wood and tree pruni…

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Consumers "Too Lazy" to Switch Utilities. So Who’s Going to Insulate Their Attic?

September 21, 2011

Oh dear. Recent headlines do not speak very highly of the British public’s willingness to cut carbon emissions, or even save money. Despite near constant outcries about rising energy costs, it was reported recently that a full 10% of Brits are simply…

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Tips to Reduce Your Home’s Carbon Footprint

September 21, 2011

By looking to more energy efficient methods of powering your home and by reducing the waste that your household produces you can help reduce your homes carbon footprint. Choose the appliances that have a higher energy saving rating and change some of your lifestyle habits around your home, which will affect your carbon footprint. Through having a…

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