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Macy’s Lighting Retrofit Will Trim Electricity Bill by 73%

Posted on December 14, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Macy’s Lighting Retrofit Will Trim Electricity Bill by 73%

Photo by M. Janiki via Flickr Creative Commons Macy’s stores around the country are about to get a lighting makeover that will curb the company’s energy consumption by a huge amount. Retrofitting over 117,000 43-watt halogen-based bulbs used for accent lighting in 86 department stores with 17-watt LED bulbs from Philips — custom designed for the stores, of course — will help Macy’s trim their electricity use by a whopping 73%. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Evangelicals May Now Hold Key to US Climate Action

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Evangelicals May Now Hold Key to US Climate Action

Photo: Flickr, The U.S. National Archives , CC If there’s one broad group of activists that that is consistently and criminally under-publicized, it’s the still-growing community of evangelical environmentalists . They may go unrecognized due to the fact that the outlets (like this one) that traditionally cover green activism don’t quite know what to make of them, and mainstream media tend to relegate coverage to what amounts to a handful of novelty stories. And since evangelical … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Evangelicals May Now Hold Key to US Climate Action

Posted on December 13, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Evangelicals May Now Hold Key to US Climate Action

Photo: Flickr, The U.S. National Archives , CC If there’s one broad group of activists that that is consistently and criminally under-publicized, it’s the still-growing community of evangelical environmentalists . They may go unrecognized due to the fact that the outlets (like this one) that traditionally cover green activism don’t quite know what to make of them, and mainstream media tend to relegate coverage to what amounts to a handful of novelty stories. And since evangelical … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Michigan Governor Proposes Clean Energy & Jobs ‘Moon Shot’

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Michigan Governor Proposes Clean Energy & Jobs ‘Moon Shot’

Photo: twicepix , Flickr, CC Jennifer Granholm, the governor of Michigan, has an op-ed in Politico today outlining her proposal to grow millions of clean energy jobs in the US. And she has some credibility — her state, arguably the worst hit by the recession, is climbing back thanks largely to a jobs program that focused on developing and manufacturing batteries for electric cars. The program has brought tens of thousands of good, permanent jobs to the state, and she argues a large… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Wikileaks Reveals Shell Oil has Agents Installed in Nigerian Government

Posted on December 10, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Wikileaks Reveals Shell Oil has Agents Installed in Nigerian Government

Photo: zieak , Flickr, CC The US diplomatic cables revealed by Wikileaks have produced a wide swath of important information. From unflattering looks into the conduct of US policy, to revelations about the administration’s blind eye towards environmental destruction , citizens have been provided with a rare behind the scenes glimpse of state power mechanics. One such revelation concerns the diplomatic grip that Shell Oil holds over the state of Nigeria — it appears… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Congress’s New Science Chairman to Fight "Global Freezing"

Posted on December 9, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Congress’s New Science Chairman to Fight "Global Freezing"

Photo: Abeeeer , Flickr I present to you the United States of America — the wealthiest, most prosperous nation on the planet. It is a nation whose storied tradition of embracing science — we put the first man on the moon, dammit — that has helped foster its prosperity. Now, this great nation, which has revolutionized information and clean energy technology, to name a few, is on the brink of being run by some of the most sterling scientific minds of our generation. Meet, for instance, the man who will be the Science Chairman in the House of Representatives… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Corals Reefs Will Be Wiped Out By 2050, Expert Says

Posted on December 7, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Corals Reefs Will Be Wiped Out By 2050, Expert Says

Photo by laszlo-photo via Flickr creative commons First the news was that if we don’t change our habits around fishing, all the world’s fisheries will be wiped out by 2050. Now, experts guess that if we don’t significantly change our interaction with the ocean, coral reefs will be all but wiped out by that same time. J.E.N. Veron, former chief scientist of the Australian Institute of Marine Science, writes that human pollution of the water, as well as human-generated carbon dioxide emissions which are causing ocean acidification and rising ocean tempe… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Global Solar Energy Could Hit 980 GW in Under 10 Years

Posted on December 3, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Global Solar Energy Could Hit 980 GW in Under 10 Years

Photo: Jeda Villa Bali , Flickr, CC That’s the finding of a newly released report , put together by a trade group of over 20 associations around the world, that tracks the development of solar power around the world. According to the findings, by 2020, the world could easily enjoy 1,000 Gigawatts of solar power — if the proper incentives and support is given by world governments. You might also be surprised for the sunny future projected for US solar: … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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GOP Kills the House Climate Change Committee

Posted on December 2, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on GOP Kills the House Climate Change Committee

Photo: laszlo-photo , Flickr, CC Given the ideologically polarized state of US politics, it should come as no surprise that in the wake of the party’s major victory in the midterm elections, the GOP is closing down the committee designed to address climate change. It’s not surprising, no — remember, 50% of the new Congress doesn’t believe climate change is real. But it’s still distressing. The symbolic implications of the move are hard to ignore: Our federal government is … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Were Rising Energy Costs the True Cause of the Recession?

Posted on December 1, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Were Rising Energy Costs the True Cause of the Recession?

Photo: respres , Flickr, CC Yes, it’s conventional wisdom at this point that a bursting housing bubble was the cause of the current, ongoing recession. But a primary reason that bubble may have burst was that homeowners had less money to pay their mortgages after rising costs of gasoline and electricity ate into their budgets. This is precisely what a new report published in the journal Environment Research Letters proposes. In fact, the report points out that rising energy costs have preceded … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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