Ben & Jerry's New Cool
Ben & Jerry's is testing a new kind of freezer based on hydrocarbons.»
Cosmo Catalano - While many people see sustainability as a luxury, reducing consumer purchasing power could slash American resource consumption.
MoreSupport for energy efficiency depends heavily on getting the public up to speed.»
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Cosmo Catalano
Cutting Costs (and Carbon!) With Homemade Gifts |
From ornaments to electronics, handmade gifts can help you shrink your carbon footprint.» | |
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Cosmo Catalano
Bad Economy Good for Green Fridges |
GE is rolling out smart appliances that optimize energy use and reduce harmful refrigerants.» | |
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Thursday Bram
Nau Is Here Again |
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Nau, the environmentally-aware clothing line that closed in May, will soon reappear in select retail stores.» | |
Ben & Jerry's is testing a new kind of freezer based on hydrocarbons.»
An underground "urban chicken" movement has swept across the United States in recent years.»
After working on his customers' roofs for 15 years, a Washington roofer finds inspiration and builds a vegetable garden on top of his own house.»
A sustainably-produced and biodegradable party set could ease your party clean-up in a whole new way.»
A new wave of websites allows communities to cooperate on cost savings, quality-of-life increases, and carbon footprint reduction.»
As an alternative to clear-cutting, the SF Environment Department and Friends of the Urban Forest are offering trees for rent, which will be replanted after the holidays.»
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Environment News Service
Sustainable Landscape Industry Takes Root in Texas |
Some say the landscape industry will continue to thrive only if it adopts more environmentally-friendly growing and selling methods, and embrace sustainability.» | |
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California Green Solutions
Heat Pump Retrofit Saves Money, Energy |
AirGenerate has developed a heat pump retrofit that can more than double the energy performance compared with a standard electric water heater, using nothing more than the air surrounding it.» | |
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Rocky Mountain Institute
Pennsylvania Governor Signs $650 Million Energy Fund |
Governor Edward G. Rendell recently signed into law a new fund intended to save families and small businesses money on their energy bills by supporting investments in energy conservation and efficiency.» | |
A growing number of homes in the U.S. are opting to have residential wind turbines installed, and as a result are seeing dramatic reductions in their energy costs.»
No longer solely the realm of eco-conscious idealists and die-hard survivalists, off-grid homes are picking up steam as a viable mainstream option.»
Greenwashing can obscure efforts to shop greener, but now there are ways to be sure that you’re actually shopping green and not falling victim to misleading hype.»
Living smaller, and supporting the movement away from McMansions into modest-sized homes is the aim of the Small House Society.»
A fairly recent AIA Home Design Trends Survey shows that kitchens and bathrooms remain a popular key design area in the home, and that includes green additions and green remodels and features.»