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Buyers Get Money Towards Purchasing Electric Cars in UK

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Buyers Get Money Towards Purchasing Electric Cars in UK

Photo: indianblogs Buyers of some electric cars will be given up to £5,000 ($7,800) towards their purchase. With its new £43M plan to encourage people to drive electric and low-carbon cars, the government has announced that buyers of 9 models of cars will be rewarded with a subsidy worth a quarter of the price of the car, in some cases. The winners are: the Mitsubishi i-MiEV, the Smart fortwo electric drive, the Peugeot iO… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Sony’s Hana Mado Solar Panel Brings Fun Back to Solar Cells

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Sony’s Hana Mado Solar Panel Brings Fun Back to Solar Cells

Photo via Gizmag The ability of a solar cell to turn light into electricity is exciting. However, solar cells themselves are boring, and usually ugly too. That’s one of the reasons why integrating them into fashion and home decor has been so difficult. But Sony aims to change that with a new product called Hana Mado, or “Flower Window,” introduced at the Eco Products 2010 exhibition in Tokyo last weekend. … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Rush and Glenn Are Losing the Light Bulb Wars, According To New Survey

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Rush and Glenn Are Losing the Light Bulb Wars, According To New Survey

No, this is not what you need to clean up a broken CFL. Image Credit Foxtongue Fred Upton, soon to be head of the Energy and Commerce Committee , was too green for Rush Limbaugh because he co-sponsored the 2007 legislation on light bulb efficiency. Glenn Beck called him a “socialist” for it. To get his new gig he had to backtrack and promise to re-examine his position.

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Cute, Low Impact Wool Felt Christmas Tree Ornaments by Planar

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Cute, Low Impact Wool Felt Christmas Tree Ornaments by Planar

Photos: Planar. I have to admit I’m a bit the green grinch of the family: I really can’t stand all the mindless consumption over the holidays, and I’m always pushing the buy nothing concept. I don’t even have a Christmas tree. If I did, however, these cute, biodegradable wool felt figures would probably be the ornaments hanging from it instead of plastic shinny balls. More on them and Planar inside…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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On The Elephant In The Room: Population And The Environment

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on On The Elephant In The Room: Population And The Environment

Is this our future, to be as crowded as the Planet Gideon? As Sami noted in his post Is Birth Control the Cheapest Answer to Climate Change? , overpopulation isn’t exactly a taboo subject here on TreeHugger. The subject has attracted the attention of many of our writers, and some scepticism. Here is a roundup of the various positions:… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Biggest Smart Grid Challenge Facing Utilities? Consumer Education.

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Biggest Smart Grid Challenge Facing Utilities? Consumer Education.

Photo by mpeterke via Flickr Creative Commons There are myriad challenges utility companies face as we work to upgrade our electrical grid. However, there is one that stands out as easily fixable. The stories we’ve heard over the past year about consumers balking at smart meter installations could have been avoided. So too could a smart meter

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10 Stunning Eco Hotels Around the World (Slideshow)

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on 10 Stunning Eco Hotels Around the World (Slideshow)

Photo: Hitesh Mehta/Collins Design Whether you’re planning your next splurge of a vacation — or just trying to mentally escape your drab cubicle — the striking architecture and views of these environmentally-friendly hotels will do the trick. In Authentic Ecolodges , author and architect Hitesh Mehta highlights 36 of the most beautiful — and sustainable– hotels around the world, from China and Thailand to Canada and Tazmania, ranging in price from $15 a night to over $500 a night. We’ve highlighted 10 of the most incredible hotels here, with descrip… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Qnuru 6.4W and 9.2W LED Lightbulbs (Product Review)

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Qnuru 6.4W and 9.2W LED Lightbulbs (Product Review)

Photo: Michael Graham Richard LED Lights Are Coming of Age To paraphrase William Gibson, the future of lighting is here, it’s just not evenly distributed. Light-emitting diodes (LED) lightbulbs have been coming on the market in the past few years, but their quality varies greatly, from “almost perfect” to “horrible” (kind of like the early compact fluorescents). I had the opportunity to spend a few days with two LED lightbulbs from Qnuru , and I’d like to share my impressions with you. Read on for more photos and my rev… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Qnuru 6.4W and 9.2W LED Lightbulbs (Product Review)

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Qnuru 6.4W and 9.2W LED Lightbulbs (Product Review)

Photo: Michael Graham Richard LED Lights Are Coming of Age To paraphrase William Gibson, the future of lighting is here, it’s just not evenly distributed. Light-emitting diodes (LED) lightbulbs have been coming on the market in the past few years, but their quality varies greatly, from “almost perfect” to “horrible” (kind of like the early compact fluorescents). I had the opportunity to spend a few days with two LED lightbulbs from Qnuru , and I’d like to share my impressions with you. Read on for more photos and my rev… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Tar Sands Not Most Destructive Project on Earth, But Very Far From Benign: Royal Society of Canada

Posted on December 16, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Comments Off on Tar Sands Not Most Destructive Project on Earth, But Very Far From Benign: Royal Society of Canada

image: RSC TreeHugger has filled a great many virtual pages on the topic of Alberta tar sands , detailing time and time again the high environmental costs of extracting this so-called unconventional source of oil , which the Albertan government has bet much of its future on. Now the more august and staid body of the Royal Socie… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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