energy efficiency

As the world becomes more concerned about reducing carbon emissions, burning fossil fuels, and reducing fuel consumption, the efficiency of the residential energy system becomes critical.

For the home owner energy efficiency can be increased by replacing aging appliances with energy star rated appliances, adding thresholds to doorways and sealing other areas of the home that may allow air flow in from the outside.

Replacement windows with double or triple pane glass, ultra violet filtration and working seals will add significantly to the war on energy efficiency. Using blinds or motorized shades on your windows can keep your home energy efficient.

Blogs on energy efficiency may include information on government rebates for increasing home energy efficiency and ways to improve the overall use of fuel consumed. Many cover step by step home construction projects for helping homeowners to save money and the environment.

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Latest blogosphere posts tagged “energy efficiency”

• Key developing nations in strong position to reduce emissions

  
  eco media — Authority: 424
  A German study of progress and policies in developing nations such as China, India, Mexico and Brazil to reduce CO2 emissions suggests they are on track to achieve significant cuts by 2020.
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• Greetings From The Exhibition Hall

  
  Aidan Finn — Authority: 131
  It’s still Sunday and I’ve wandered into the not-yet-open exhibition hall.  I’ve a briefing in here in 45 minutes so it’s fine – I guess! It’s quite flash looking in here.  You must walk pas the “The NEW Efficiency Zone”.  That appears to features lots of tech like Windows 7, Server 2008 R2 and ...
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• Americas Berlin Wall of Energy

  
  Energy Priorities — Authority: 417
  November 09, 2009 -- http://energypriorities.com/ -- Germanys Berlin Wall fell 20 years ago today. It reminds me of the green movement... Today is the official anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall -- Commemoration Day -- 20 years after the revolutionary reopening of the barrier between West ...
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• How To Use Rest To Gain More Muscle

  
  Wish Everyone Good Health. — Authority: 465
  Are you frustrated with not gaining any weight while you keep putting in the hard yards in the gym day after day week after week. It might be because you are not getting enough quality rest and sleep and this could be what’s holding back those big gains you are looking for.While you are on [...]
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• Phonejack-powered desk lamp: Too insignificant to make a dime’s difference!

  
  Trends Updates — Authority: 592
  How would you like to read that late night novel in very dim, almost non-existent light with the lamp being powered by the Phonejack at your place? Not a very appealing idea, is it? Well, considering that it is not really legal using the small amount of power that your phone line carries and also taking into account ...
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• Beating the Broncos.....

  
  SpartyMSU — Authority: 121
  Ahhhh good to be a Spartan…                                  1   2    3   4    Final Western Michigan                 0   0    7   7    14 Michigan State                  21  14    0  14    49 You couldn’t ...
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• Obama “Bailing Out” Al Gore and Utilities

  
  American Conservative Daily — Authority: 458
  For Release : Immediate Contact : David Almasi at (202) 543-4110 or e-mail dalmasi@nationalcenter.org to schedule an interview with Tom Borelli Obama “Bailing Out” Al Gore and Utilities Obama Rewards Companies Supporting Cap-and-Trade with Over $600,000,000 Million in Grants, Says Free Enterprise ...
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• environmental news story sunday

  
  skippy the bush kangaroo — Authority: 556
  our weekly look into stories that are of import...but you might not have seen in or on your local infotainment delivery system(s). sounding the trumpet. - it takes a lot to frighten albertha hasten, a campaigner for poor citizens of louisiana, and fellow african-americans, who suffer disproportionately from ...
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• App Review: Forecast Weather Widget v2 (it’s the best)

  
  Android Phone Fans — Authority: 674
  If your goal is quick, accurate weather information on your Android phone, stop hunting through Market.   Weather Forecast Widget v2 is the most solidly developed, reliable, complete, and most customizable weather widget available.  Its reliability and customizability are well worth the €.99 to unlock all the ...
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• SCAN ON THE GO

  
  Exploring the Globe — Authority: 128
  Wouldn’t it be nice to be able to quickly create a digital copy of any document, label, photo, quote from a book, recipe, or whatever image of interest that we may encounter anywhere, anytime? Portable scanners have been available for quite some time already, but PlanOn has perfected the art of mobile scanning ...
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• Army to test electric tactical vehicle

  
  Army Times - Guard & Reserve — Authority: 718
  Electricity has been the military’s fuel of choice for the very large (2,500-ton submarines) and the very small (12-pound unmanned aerial vehicles), but not for the vast middle ground of tactical vehicles.A vehicle maker hopes to change that with the HEMTT-A3, a hulking hybrid truck. Oshkosh Corp. says the vehicle ...
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• FUTURE FOOD SECURITY

  
  Green (Living) Review — Authority: 129
  by Michael Smith (Veshengro) In a response to Natural England’s draft policy on food security and the environment, the Chartered Institution of Water and Environmental Management (CIWEM) has expressed concerns over both the loss of biodiversity and soil productivity in food production. The CIWEM believes that ...
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• Senators penalty woes continue

  
  Silver Seven — Authority: 550
  More photos » by FRED CHARTRAND - AP The Sens have shown they have no brains with the penalties they are taking. Browse more photos » A couple of weeks ago, I wrote an article on how the Senators ...
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• CNN Online Poll Shows Overwhelming Support for Nuclear Energy

  
  Pro Nuclear Democrats — Authority: 116
  CNN ran a few stories about nuclear energy this past week paired with an online poll.  The articles could be described as sloppy journalism at best as noted by Kirk Sorenson on his Energy from Thorium blog . Readers know better than CNN and it shows in their commentary on the articles and in the poll with an ...
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• Wind turbine placement should take migrating birds into consideration, ornithologist says

  
  National Wind Watch: Documents — Authority: 416
  When researching the impact the impacts of industrial wind turbines on migration of birds and bats, please consider the following: I live in close proximity to a wind farm on the north shore of Lake Erie, the closest turbine being 460 meters from my property of 2.4 acres. This wind farm is located in Clear Creek, ...
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• Off Topic: I hate musicals . . . usually.

  
  Customs Law — Authority: 112
  It has been a while since I have done a purely off-topic post. For purposes of efficiency and recognizing that most visitors to this blog are looking for specific and useful information, I have avoided the "whatever strikes my fancy" kind of post. Facebook has also given me a more appropriate outlet for those ...
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• Only hot air at Copenhagen

  
  Carsons Post — Authority: 438
  Can anything come of the Copenhagen talks on climate change, the successor to the expiring Kyoto Conference? No, says Time , not when the world’s only superpower is not taking a leadership role. The magazine compares these talks to the World Trade Organization’s Doha Development Round of negotiations to ...
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• Way to Copenhagen

  
  Qwaider Planet — Authority: 165
  Denmark being the host for the Climate change summit in Copenhagen in December I have been asked to give a brief overview of progress and expectations for a new climate agreement. But before doing that Read More......( read more )
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• Phoenix Suns vs. Washington Wizards: Regular season game 7 open thread

  
  Bullets Forever — Authority: 684
  by Ross D. Franklin - AP H to the Frye-zzo? View full size photo » The Essentials: Suns (5-1) vs. Wizards (2-4) 1:00 p.m. Verizon Center TV : CSN Radio : 106.7 The Fan Notable very early Suns numbers this season 9th ...
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• Association Leadership: Oxymoron or Redundancy?

  
  Ann Oliveri — Authority: 106
  Years ago, military intelligence was the phrase I trotted out as my favorite oxymoron, but maybe it should be one much closer to home: association leadership.   After all, associations document the minimum standard of practice and benchmark reasonable expectations of performance. The goal is to draw a line in the ...
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