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• Obamateurism of the Day – Hot Air (blog)

  
  Jobs at home - Legit work — Authority: 448
  Obamateurism of the Day Hot Air (blog) Home Depot Inc. plans to eliminate 7000 jobs while shutting down its smaller home improvement brands as the recession continues to batter the nations … President Barack Obama links jobs , energy-savings push Chicago Tribune Fighting global warming ...
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• Frito-Lay Plant Saves 20% in Energy, 17% in Water

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 620
  After modifications, the Frito-Lay plant in Casa Grande, Ariz., has achieved energy savings of 20 percent and water savings of 17 percent, when compared to 2006.The building also holds the distinction of becoming the first food manufacturing site in the nation to earn Gold status under the LEED Existing Building ...
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• How to Install a Window Air Conditioner the Right Way

  
  Handy Man Fix Home Repair — Authority: 430
  As summer approaches, those of us without central air are getting ready to go through the annual ritual of installing our window air conditioners. However, were you aware that a bad installation can actually raise your electricity costs and make it harder to say cool? Here are some tips to help you put your air ...
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• Mohammed Ikram, ‘Green Hero’

  
  Muslim Media Network — Authority: 139
  Mohammed Ikram, Energy Manager and former Electrical Engineer for the USAG Detroit Arsenal, was awarded the 31st Annual Secretary of the Army Energy and Water Management Award. He successfully solved the challenge of coordinating five projects which resulted in a reduction of of more than 30,000M  BTUs and a cost ...
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• Solar Hot Tubs Are A Myth

  
  electronics-council.com — Authority: 163
  If you are trying to save money on electricity you might be interested in getting a solar powered hot tub instead of a regular type. One concern of any new hot tub owner is always how much the heating bill will be for the hot tub and is there any way to reduce it? On the surface, a solar hot tub sounds like it might ...
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• Cisco Achieves Energy Savings of $120K/Year in Data Center

  
  Environmental Leader — Authority: 620
  Information technology (IT) managers are always looking for new ways to save energy in their data centers. Some businesses like Cisco are opting for high-tech simulation modeling to find the best way to reduce power consumption, while others like EvoSwitch are using a combination of green technologies such as free ...
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• Tax Credits for Adding or Replacing Insulation

  
  Buffalo Real Estate News & Buffalo NY Homes For Sale — Authority: 132
  By: Gil Rudawsky Published: September 09, 2009 Adding insulation is one of the easier and cheaper ways to improve your home’s energy efficiency and cut your heating and cooling bills. If putting a dent in your home’s heating and cooling bills is a priority, then adding insulation needs to be at the top of your ...
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• How Much Does the Electricity to run Christmas Lights Cost?

  
  Free By 50 — Authority: 126
  Last year I talked about some ways that you can save on electricity costs on your Christmas Lights . This year I decided to measure and find out exactly how much electricity my own Christmas lights use. Ive got a simple string of the icicle style Christmas lights up decorating our house right now. Ive had them ...
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• LED shortcoming: Traffic lights in Chicago not hot enough to melt snow build up. Accidents on the rise.

  
  Gadgetsteria — Authority: 538
  Energy efficient traffic lights seem like one of the best ways to save local governments significant amounts of money of the course of 5, 10, or more years. The lights which often use LED technology are much less demanding on the power grid which in turn means more money for other things. But there’s one side ...
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• Isis by Big Ass Fans Wins Interior Design Best of Year

  
  3rings — Authority: 435
  Last June, when Joe wrote about the quite descriptively-named and right-minded cooling company called Big Ass Fans , he mentioned how this new take on an old technology is not only a boon to cooling environments but heating as well. My very own humble abode, which we heat with wood, could stand to benefit from the ...
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• Volkswagen Unveils Eco-Friendly Model

  
  Keetsa Mattress Store - Keetsa! Blog - Eco-Friendly and Green News — Authority: 434
  VW Up Lite Volkswagen has unveiled its latest car model, an eco-friendly one at that in the VW Up Lite. The Up Lite made its debut at the LA Auto Show oozing with modifications with a lighter chassis that should help motorists address fuel consumption problems. This along with the materials used ( aluminum and ...
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• China, Technology and the Environment: Electricity bills to jump for Chinese industries

  
  { design@tive } information design — Authority: 128
  China announced a 5.7 percent increase in electricity prices for businesses and industries and said it will adjust residential tariffs early next year through a new pricing mechanism to promote energy savings. The average price charged non-residential users has been lifted by 0.028 yuan (0.4 US cent) per ...
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• Energy Efficiency Technologies Offer Major Savings, Report Finds

  
  Innovation Toronto — Authority: 142
  Energy efficiency technologies that exist today or that are likely to be developed in the near future could save considerable money as well as energy, says a new report from the National Research Council. Fully adopting these technologies could lower projected U.S. energy use 17 percent to 20 percent by 2020, and 25 ...
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• Save Big on Monster GreenPower PowerCenters

  
  Greener Choices for Stuff You Use Everyday! — Authority: 143
  For a limited time, protect all of your home theater or computer equipment and eliminate wasteful standby power consumption at huge savings when you purchase one of these Monster GreenPower units from Amazon.com. Each of the five models are designed to offer premium protection against dangerous power fluctuations and ...
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• Eco Architecture: BUMPS in Beijing defies traditional architecture for energy savings

  
  Ecofriend — Authority: 619
  Eco Factor: Energy-saving residential complex. SAKO Architects have challenged traditional Chinese architecture by constructing an energy-saving residential complex that is rotated by 45 degrees from the north-south axis for increased daylighting. Traditionally, residential buildings in China are oriented south ...
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• Christmas Lights

  
  What Lola Wants — Authority: 127
  Check out Alexandras post on Christmas lights and energy consumption . But while were at it heres what Ive been up to. Following Redneck Catholics advice about lights on December 8th I decided to put some up. And I just spent too much time, yes too much time stringing 3 sets of "old fashioned" multicolored ...
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• New Windows Are Nice... But Forgot Any ROI

  
  Homes MSP Real Estate Blog - buying and selling homes...life in the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul, MN — Authority: 128
  Ive heard some pretty outrageous claims from window replacement companies.  The most common hook for selling replacement windows is that youll get a R eturn O n I nvestment  ( ROI ) because of all the money youll save on your heating bills.  In the real world, the idea that you could ever come close to breaking ...
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• Pay As You Save Helps UK Homeowners Curb Emissions

  
  Electric.co.uk News — Authority: 139
  Residents across the UK are gearing up for a trial to undergo a complete house energy makeover which will adopt affordable methods of making houses more energy conscious. The counties of Birmingham, Sutton and Stroud in London, and Sunderland will see some 500 of their homeowners test out these environmental and ...
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• LG SL8000 LCD HDTV Hits Russia!

  
  CyberTheater — Authority: 518
  LG Electronics’ Borderless SL8000 LCD HDTV has been released in Russia which boasts of a single-layer screen with the TV screen and frame in one that makes it “borderless”. The LG SL8000 boasts of a 1920×1080 full HD resolution, a 150,000:1 contrast ratio and 2ms response time. The SL8000 also comes with LG’s ...
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• November heat costs down 21%

  
  Free By 50 — Authority: 126
  After we got our home air sealed and added insulation back in August Ive been trying to figure out exactly how much it is saving us on our heat bills. I just got the November electric bill so now I can see what were saving 21% in November this year. Reviewing the October results: Previously I discussed ...
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