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Al Gore joins Kleiner Perkins to save the planet - Nov. 12, 2007
The recovering politician is teaming with a legendary venture capitalist and bigtime moneyman to make over the $6 trillion global energy business.
algore  energy  environment  money 
november 2007 by bradbarrish
News : Trends : Study: Green Costs Much Lower Than Believed : HGTVPro.com
Key players in real estate and construction misjudge the costs and benefits of "green" buildings, creating a major barrier to more energy efficiency in the building sector, a new study by the World Business Council for Sustainable Development reports.
construction  energy  environment  house 
august 2007 by bradbarrish
Segway Inventor Focusing on Green Cars | EcoGeek | August, Written, Cars, Car, Electric
He isn't just replacing the fuel that cars will burn...he's replacing the internal combustion engine completely.
energy  environment 
august 2007 by bradbarrish
25 cheap ways to keep your house cooler - Savings & Debt Insight - Sympatico / MSN Finance
Simple changes such as moving lamps away from thermostats can save you hundreds of dollars. Here are more money -- and energy -- saving tips.
energy  money  house  howto  environment  advice 
august 2007 by bradbarrish
SolCool - Solar Air Conditioners
The SolCool all DC, Millennia 4.0 air conditioning system is revolutionary in many ways.
environment  energy  house  solar  construction 
july 2007 by bradbarrish
Dyson Airblade: No Sucking, Just Blowing
Dyson today announced the U.S. launch of Dyson Airblade, the fastest, most hygienic hand dryer available on the market and a solution to one of the concerns of restroom users
technology  environment  future  energy 
june 2007 by bradbarrish
Climate Counts - make climate change history
Some companies understand their impact on global warming and want to reduce it. But other companies aren't even talking about it, and they should be.
activism  globalwarming  nonprofit  sustainability  energy  future  actionforeveryone 
june 2007 by bradbarrish
EERE Consumer's Guide: Insulate Your Water Heater Tank for Energy Savings
Unless your water heater's storage tank already has a high R-value of insulation (at least R-24), adding insulation to it can reduce standby heat losses by 25%–45%. This will save you around 4%–9% in water heating costs.
conservation  water  energy  environment 
may 2007 by bradbarrish
ecoIron - All these whirring boxes.: Emergy-C, The Low Wattage Palette
After the Black Google post, many folks said that I should redesign my site to make it more energy efficient. I did that, but took it one step farther by designing an energy efficient palette too.
conservation  css  design  environment  energy 
april 2007 by bradbarrish
Green Power Network: Top Ten Utility Green Power Programs
Which utilities are having the greatest success with their green power programs? NREL has compiled extensive data on utility green power programs and produced the following "Top Ten" lists of program characteristics and results:
statistics  energy  environment  comparison 
april 2007 by bradbarrish
Blogging Out of Debt: Getting to Black: 100 Tips to Cut Small Business Overhead and Reach Profitability
We've assembled a list of 100 tips to save you thousands of dollars annually and turn your business around. Get back to black and live the easy life. Running a business isn't meant to be financially crippling. Going over this list might be the best busine
business  advice  environment  money  management  sustainability  energy  audrey 
february 2007 by bradbarrish
Top 50 Things To Do To Stop Global Warming
Here is a list of 50 simple things that everyone can do in order to fight against and reduce the Global Warming phenomenon: some of them are at no cost, some other require a little investment but can help you save a lot of money, in the middle-long term!
environment  globalwarming  energy  howto  sustainability  house  lists 
february 2007 by bradbarrish
Monday view: Cheap solar power poised to undercut oil and gas by half | Monday View | Columnists | Business | Money | Telegraph
Within five years, solar power will be cheap enough to compete with carbon-generated electricity, even in Britain, Scandinavia or upper Siberia.
solar  energy  environment  sustainability  future  news  politics 
february 2007 by bradbarrish
Solatube Daylighting System and Tubular Daylighting Device for residential or commercial daylighting and sunlighting needs.
Natural light lifts spirits, makes spaces appear larger, and reveals our world in its true color. Beyond its aesthetic appeal, it also reduces eyestrain, increases our productivity, and lessens electrical demand. Unfortunately, today's buildings rarely ha
architecture  construction  energy  environment  house  solar  technology  wishlist 
february 2007 by bradbarrish
LED Light Bulbs
LED light bulbs give off directional light, so the light goes where you aim it. LED bulbs are closer to the color of daylight — which new studies suggest is good for staying alert.
environment  house  technology  energy 
february 2007 by bradbarrish
Get Rich Slowly » Cheap Ways to Stay Warm this Winter
A lot of guides to saving money on heating contain impractical advice: “consider heating with solar energy!”. They offer good suggestions for the long-term, but they aren’t useful if you want to save money now. Here are some frugal ways we stay warm
house  energy  homeimprovement  blog  money 
december 2006 by bradbarrish
Look beyond gas mileage when making an environmental choice - (37signals)
Basically, when considering all relevant variables such as materials, fabrication, plastics, carpets, chemicals, shipping, and transportation, gas mileage turns out to be significantly less relevant than many people assume.
37signals  environment  energy  auto  emissions  blog 
november 2006 by bradbarrish
Automotive Energy
As Americans become increasingly interested in fuel economy and global warming, they are beginning to make choices about the vehicles they drive based on fuel economy and to a lesser degree emissions.
environment  auto  emissions  statistics  research  energy 
november 2006 by bradbarrish
Come off it day : 4 November 2006 : People's Power Station
Let’s come off the grid, let’s come off our addiction to carbon-based power, and let’s say “Come off it” to all those who pretend we still need dirty old-style fossil and nuclear power.
design  environment  carbon  energy 
november 2006 by bradbarrish
VentureBeat » Google builds largest solar installation in U.S. — oh, and bigger than Microsoft’s
Panels will be built for Google’s entire Mountain View campus, decking the roofs of its four main buildings plus two that are nearby. With a total capacity of 1.6 megawatts – enough to supply 1,000 average California homes – the Google system will b
google  microsoft  environment  solar  energy 
october 2006 by bradbarrish
Imagine Earth without people - life - 12 October 2006 - New Scientist
Imagine that all the people on Earth - all 6.5 billion of us and counting - could be spirited away tomorrow, transported to a re-education camp in a far-off galaxy.
energy  environment  future  science  sustainability  news 
october 2006 by bradbarrish
Mobile industry aims for greener phones | InfoWorld | News | 2006-09-21 | By Nancy Gohring, IDG News Service
Nokia unveils new industry group that aims to make mobile phones more environmentally friendly
nokia  environment  energy  mobile  phones  news 
october 2006 by bradbarrish
MTV announces global warming challenge
One of the biggest environmental problems our generation will have to face is going to be confronted this year, and many Penn State students are stepping up to the challenge: conquering global warming.
globalwarming  mtv  environment  energy  news 
september 2006 by bradbarrish
EcoGeek - One Watt Light Bulbs!
LED lamps have been around for a while. But new products keep coming out that allow high-efficiency LEDs to replace more incandescent bulbs and drastically reduce energy use at the same time.
cool  energy  environment  house 
september 2006 by bradbarrish
Skystream 3.7
For nearly 20 years, Southwest Windpower, Inc. has been bringing low-cost, reliable, clean energy to the world. As the world's largest producer of small wind generators, we've pioneered new technologies to make renewable energy simple.
environment  energy  technology 
august 2006 by bradbarrish
Northwest Florida Daily News: New wind turbines can cut home energy costs
In the latest bid to trim energy bills, some consumers are harnessing wind power in their own backyards, as long as their neighbors don't balk.
environment  house  energy 
august 2006 by bradbarrish
Alcohol fuel - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Rising energy prices and environmental problems have led to increased interest in alcohol as a fuel.
energy  wikipedia  environment 
august 2006 by bradbarrish

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