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China's edge in the energy-efficiency industry
Read the full opinion piece in the Los Angeles Times. Americans have by now become inured to China peeling off layers of the U.S. manufacturing base. The Asian giant, though, has never been at the starting gate of a new … Continue reading
Posted in Green Business, International, Renewable Energy
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Pentagon says cutting energy use is big priority
Read the full story from Reuters. The U.S. Defense Department, the nation’s single largest consumer of energy, is putting increased focus on cutting its energy consumption and ensuring that future weapons are more energy efficient, the Pentagon’s new chief weapons … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Green Government
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Green Bay schools see green with energy efficiency
Read the full story in the Green Bay Press Gazette. The Green Bay School District hopes to take advantage of a federal program that would help fund energy efficiency projects in the district.
Posted in Energy, Great Lakes Region, Schools
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Spoon River College partners with CTS to secure $75,000 grant for energy efficiency improvements
Read the full story in the Canton Daily Ledger. Spoon River College has announced a $75,000 grant award from the Illinois Clean Energy Community Foundation to fund an energy savings project at the Macomb campus in partnership with Control Technology … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Illinois, Schools
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Greening up your pets
Read the full story in the Miami Herald. Pets aren’t polluters. Most keep the same toys for years and gladly eat table scraps. Others are quite content to skip bath time and conserve water. Caring for pets, however, can impact … Continue reading
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Greening Park Forest One Rain Barrel at a Time
Read the full story at enews Park Forest. The Village of Park Forest and the Park Forest Environment Commission have arranged for Upcycle Products to provide rain barrels for $49 each – an extremely reasonable price if you have researched … Continue reading
Posted in Green Lifestyle, Illinois
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Couple builds 'radical' energy-efficient home
Read the full story in the Chicago Tribune. A southern Indiana couple is putting the finishing touches on a home that’s so energy-efficient they expect their annual energy bills to total only about $650. David and Carol Gulyas’ home is … Continue reading
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Easy steps to energy efficiency
Read the full story in the Toronto Star. You want a more energy-efficient home. But you don’t want to replace your furnace or air conditioning system without knowing what the payback will be. “Do the simple things first, those that … Continue reading
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A new invention, Exolation, helps energy efficiency
Read the full story in the Philadelphia Inquirer. Philadelphia University was awarded a patent last month for an exterior insulation invented by three professors. A search for a company to make their “Exolation” is under way. In the interest of … Continue reading
Posted in Energy, Great Lakes Region, Green Building, Schools
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Soaring electricity use by new electronic devices imperils climate change efforts
Read the full story in the New York Times. Efforts by countries worldwide to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and increase energy security are in trouble if nothing is done to check the energy gobbled by both information and communication technologies … Continue reading