Daily Archives: May 28, 2009

EPA: How to save water

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Mother Nature Network. It’s easy to think of water as cheaper than electricity, since power bills often dwarf water bills. But water is much more valuable because it’s finite — we can get endless electricity … Continue reading →

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Old wine corks to new floors

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story at Mother Nature Network. A few years ago, when Stephen Yemm and his wife set out to build a bigger house for their growing family and home-based business in Marquand, Miss., an architect recommended cork flooring … Continue reading →

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Supreme Court Justice nominee Sotomayor has environmental record

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Mother Nature News. Appeals Court Judge Sonia Sotomayor is now President Obama’s official nominee for the Supreme Court, and her background has already been picked apart by liberals and conservatives alike. But what does Sotomayor’s … Continue reading →

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NREL creates the energy VIBE

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Mother Nature Network. Green energy geeks rejoice! There is a new data playground for you called VIBE — the Virtual Information Bridge to Energy Efficiency & Renewable Energy by NREL.

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Five good green ideas from the U.S. government

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full post from Mother Nature Network, but see if you can guess what they are before you read the article.

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Readability

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Laura B.

If you do a lot of reading on the computer screen and your eyes get as tired as mine do, check out Readability. It’s an easy-to-use web application that eliminates web page clutter and highlights the parts you actually want … Continue reading →

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The Sangamon River: A Sense of Place DVD

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Laura B.

For social science teachers of grades six through eight in Cass, Champaign, Ford, Mason, Menard, Logan, McLean, De Witt, Piatt, Macon, Sangamon, Christian, Montgomery, Macoupin, Tazewell and Shelby counties, The Sangamon River: A Sense of Place is a DVD that … Continue reading →

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E-Waste Not

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full story in Time (from January). If you’re like some 80% of Americans, you’ll simply toss your obsolete gizmos into the trash. After all, that Jurassic 15-in. (38 cm) computer monitor doesn’t look as though it’s packing up … Continue reading →

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Energy Star for servers is merely a first step

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Laura B.

Read the full post at Sustainable IT. The recent release of Energy Star requirements for servers may have coaxed a collective sigh of relief from datacenter operators who’ve felt the pressure to cut energy waste. The well-known Energy Star symbol, … Continue reading →

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World Energy Use Projected to Grow 44 Percent Between 2006 and 2030

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Laura B.

World marketed energy consumption is projected to grow by 44 percent between 2006 and 2030, driven by strong long-term economic growth in the developing nations of the world, according to the reference case projection from the International Energy Outlook 2009 … Continue reading →

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