Tag: energy efficiency
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January 14, 2009 03:40 PM EST --
They may not be high-tech, but ceiling fans are an energy efficient way to regulate the temperature of your home and reduce your energy bill. Heating and cooling are responsible for 40 percent of all . . .
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November 30, 2009 06:08 PM EST --
Knauf Insulation sponsored the Housebuilder of the Year award with the Mail on Sunday British Homes Awards, challenging architects and interior designers to rethink the construction and design . . .
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January 17, 2009 01:05 PM EST --
When we renovated our 50-year-old house in 2004, we added a wonderful great room to the back of the place, with a cathedral ceiling and 3 walls of tall windows looking out into our yard and . . .
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June 01, 2007 02:10 AM EDT --
By now, most Americans are not only convinced that global warming is real, but also that we are largely responsible for it as well.
As a result, some people have taken pro-environmental steps, such as . . .
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October 10, 2007 09:21 PM EDT --
I read in a financial advice book one time that the investment that will pay off the biggest over time is the investment in energy efficiency. I have purchased Energy Star appliances when I have . . .
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November 24, 2008 10:51 AM EST --
It probably isn't a surprise to learn that many of today's video game consoles consume far more energy than those of just a few years ago. Those 3-D and photorealistic graphics require a . . .
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October 10, 2006 10:20 PM EDT --
Many companies, like Exxon Mobile, energy lobbyists, etc, will lead you to believe that we are hurting the economy by trying to do things to reduce pollution. However, this is not true. Pollution . . .
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November 10, 2008 10:40 AM EST --
As the temperature drops, it's time to prepare for winter heating bills. Heating is a whopping 28 percent of the average home's energy use. Before you turn up the thermostat this fall, take a . . .
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January 21, 2009 12:51 PM EST --
Compact fluorescent light bulbs aren't the only option for conscious, energy efficient lighting. LED, which stands for light-emitting diodes, are small and incredibly durable. Buy one now and you . . .
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April 07, 2009 06:06 PM EDT --
Now's the time to invest in energy-efficient home improvements and take advantage of new federal tax credits. Tax credits are available for 30 percent of the cost of qualified windows, skylights, . . .
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September 20, 2009 03:40 PM EDT --
from the New York Times today:
http://www.nytimes.com/2009/09/20/business/energy-environment/20efficiency.html?_r=1&ref=energy-environment
It's lamentable. We keep talking about efficiency . . .
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April 05, 2007 04:03 PM EDT --
I'm ashamed to say that until recently, I was rather ignorant to the many ways our lifestyles impact the environment. I had a very narrow idea of what it meant to be earth-conscious, although . . .
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February 28, 2008 10:34 PM EST --
Okay, that was perhaps a bit rude. But I became incensed today as I read an article in USA Today newspaper ("Some consumers lukewarm about energy-saving bulbs", Page 2A, February 28 issue). . . .
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November 30, 2009 06:20 PM EST --
Knauf Insulation is the UK’s leading manufacturer of insulation products , and the only producer of four types of insulation : glass and rock mineral wool with the revolutionary ECOSE . . .
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March 11, 2009 12:12 PM EDT --
Are you pouring money down the drain every time you turn on the hot water? Reduce your utility bills by increasing your water heater's efficiency and reducing the amount of hot water you use. . . .
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March 07, 2008 06:18 PM EST --
Today's bigger, better and brighter TVs consume a lot more electricity than the old cathode ray tube sets of a decade ago. When combined with related devices, TVs make up about 10% of the average . . .
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December 09, 2008 06:21 PM EST --
It's time to replace that tangled string of holiday lights with something better -- LEDs. LED -- which stands for light-emitting diode -- lights are small, long-lasting and up to 90 percent more efficient . . .
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February 20, 2008 10:58 PM EST --
Every month there's pressure. You have to pay your mortgage or rent, possibly a car payment, and the there's insurance as well as grocery, utility, and healthcare . . .
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May 27, 2008 01:19 PM EDT --
That renewable energy is the future is a fairly risk-less prognostication. Why? Well, sunshine and wind are free - not to mention the gush of rivers and oceans and the many other natural forces that . . .
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June 10, 2008 03:07 PM EDT --
We've just launched our latest assault on the conventional wisdom that green has got to be expensive: Earth Aid Group Buys .
We're helping folks band together to force prices on helpful . . .
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