Energy Use

Killing Bloodthirsty Power Vampires For Christmas

Graham Hill | Posted 10.30.2008 | Green

Read More: Kill-a-Watt, Energy, Halloween, Energy Efficiency, Green Living, Green Halloween, Energy Use, Green News
Graham Hill

It's Halloween, so lots of green-loving sites (and one very Big Box store, Best Buy) are taking on the so-called power vampires - those appliances in ...

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Want Greener Energy In Your Home? Try A Micropower Audit

Treehugger | Kimberley D. Mok | Posted 10.20.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Conserving Energy, Energy Use, Environment, Reducing Carbon Emissions, Green Living, Money Saving, Carbon Footprint, Green News

Interactive energy audit websites which allow you to reduce home energy costs (such as the free one offered by the U.S. Department) are now commonplac...

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Follow Austin's Example -- Cut Back On Energy And Save Big (VIDEO)

"Kilowatt Ours" | Posted 10.17.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Energy Use, Kilowatt Ours, Environment, Conservation, Green Living, Money Saving, Video, Green News

"Kilowatt Ours," an educational documentary on the climate crisis and how some people are combating it by cutting back on energy use, recently started...

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Cheap, Green Laundry: Cut Back On Energy

New York Times | Kate Galbraith | Posted 10.10.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Green Laundry, Cheaper Laundry, Green Living, Laundry, Eco-Friendly Laundry, Energy Use, Money Saving, Green News

Laundry takes up a lot of energy -- nearly 7 percent of a household's electricity use (most of that for the dryer), according to 2001 Energy Informati...

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Greeener Lawnmowers: Lose The Gas!

Discovery News | Alyssa Danigelis | Posted 09.08.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Electric Lawnmower, Green Lawnmowers, Epa, Environmental Protection Agency, Reducing Energy Use, Energy Use, Green Living, Green News

This week the Environmental Protection Agency announced new, stricter pollution standards for lawn mowers, as well as weed trimmers and pleasure boats...

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GM's Lutz Asks For Break On Crash Tests To Focus On Fuel Efficiency

DailyTech | Jason Mick | Posted 09.03.2008 | Green

Read More: Autos, Fuel Efficiency, Chevy Volt, Bob Lutz, Gm, Energy Use, Corporate Average Fuel Economy, Cars, Fuel Economy, CAFE Legislation, Corvette, Green News

It's no secret that America's largest automakers -- General Motors, Ford Motor Company, and Chrysler -- are struggling. Weighted by the burden of a t...

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Oil prices plunge as Gustav dissipates

AP | STEVENSON JACOBS | Posted 09.02.2008 | Green

Read More: Oil, Oil Demand, Conservation, Oil Prices, Energy Use, Green News

NEW YORK — Oil prices plunged to the lowest level in five months Tuesday, falling to within sight of $100 a barrel on signs that Hurricane Gusta...

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10 Facts On United States Energy Use

Chelsea Green | Jon Clift and Amanda Cuthbert | Posted 08.08.2008 | Green

Read More: Energy, Energy Efficiency, Going Green, Energy Use, Green, Green Living, Green Energy, Green Living Tips, Amanda Cuthbert, Jon Clift, Green News

The days of cheap oil energy have come to an end. What once was simple and cheap (i.e. driving to vacation) has become difficult and expensive (i.e. ....

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Oil Continues To Be King

New York Times | PHYLLIS KORKKI | Posted 12.30.2007 | Business

Read More: Wind Power, Energy Consumption, Nonhydro Renewables, Energy Use, Energy Information Administration, Geothermal Energy, Oil, Oil Consumption, Solar Power, Business News

This year, there was plenty of talk about reducing oil consumption, but let's face it: a lot of it was probably hot air. So it should come as no surpr...

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