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Tag Archives: Saving Energy
December 14, 2012
by Rebecca Stanfield
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Michigan Utilities Smash Energy Efficiency Targets: Customers, Economy, Environment Reap the Rewards
Rebecca Stanfield, Senior Energy Advocate, Chicago
The data is in, and once again, Michigan utilities blew away their energy efficiency goals, saving money for their customers, creating jobs for Michiganders, and reducing the need for g… Continue reading
November 26, 2012
by Wendy Fok
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Less is More: A "How-To" Guide to Saving Energy and Money in Commercial Office Buildings
Wendy Fok, Project Director, High Performance Tenant Demonstration Project, Center for Market Innovation, New York
In the U.S., over $20 billion a year is spent on energy use in commercial office buildings. With tenant spaces resp… Continue reading
May 29, 2012
by Radhika Khosla
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India Can Lead in the Global Trend towards Energy Efficient Real Estate
Radhika Khosla, Welch Environmental Innovation Fellow, New York
India now ranks second in the world for area under green building cover, pointing to the country’s impressive growth in green and energy efficient spaces over the las… Continue reading
March 30, 2012
by Jacob Scherr
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From "Earth Hour" to "Earth Summit": Can we do more than just celebrate this Spring?
Jacob Scherr, Director, Global Strategy & Advocacy, Washington, DC
This Saturday March 31st, millions of people around the world will observe “Earth Hour” at 8:30 p.m. As you’ll see in the awesome vide… Continue reading
March 1, 2012
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Green Money-Saving Lessons We Learned in Kindergarten
American author Robert Fulghum’s now-classic book “All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten” landed on the New York Times best-seller list in 1988. And if you ask Earth911, when it comes to reducing waste and saving money, that sentiment couldn’t be more true. No, we’re not saying you should ask your 4-year-old [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookJanuary 18, 2012
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5 Ways to Throw a Green Dinner Party
With chilly temperatures driving everyone indoors, winter is the perfect time to invite your friends and family over for a get-together. But hosting a large group can leave your trash cans unusually full. Don’t fret, party-goer. Here are five ways to throw a planet-friendly dinner party that all your friends will love. 1. Choose an [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookDecember 12, 2011
by Rocky Kistner
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GE Brings Green Lights to Life
Rocky Kistner, Communications Associate, Washington, DC
At GE’s historic 90-acre Nela Park in Cleveland–home to America’s first industrial park and to GE Lighting–a light bulb revolution is underway that … Continue reading
September 1, 2011
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Should We Bag the Cereal Box?
Malt-O-Meal has an agenda: it is out to change your mind about the cereal aisle. “We think it’s time that people start changing the way they think about cereal and start getting smarter about how that cereal is packaged,” says Linda Fisher, consumer marketing manager for Malt-O-Meal. Walk down the cereal aisle and you will [...] Continue reading
Share on FacebookApril 1, 2011
by Ralph Cavanagh
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Is a sustainable energy future already emerging?
Ralph Cavanagh, Energy Program Co-Director, San Francisco, CA Future historians will debate the precise moment at which the age of giant coal and nuclear power plants passed unmourned into memory, even as global oil consumption began a sustained declin… Continue reading
Share on FacebookJanuary 14, 2011
by Anjali Jaiswal
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Accelerating Energy Efficient Building Design in India: ECOnirman
India’s Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) recently launched what appears to be a promising new tool for improving building efficiency. The ECOnirman ECBC Conformance Check Tool is an online web interface that allows architects and engineers to as… Continue reading
Share on FacebookAugust 9, 2010
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10 Great Things to Buy Used
Usually, the greenest item you can buy is one that already exists, yet it seems as though a new “eco-friendly” product hits the market daily, leading consumers to believe that they’re killing the planet with every purchase if they opt for anything but these fancy new items.
We’re not saying buying new is a bad thing. [...] Continue reading