Image: Screenshot via DOE Secretary of Energy Steven Chu today announced the completion of a new 25,000-square-foot cool roof on the Department of Energy’s headquarters west building in Washington, DC. The design added no extra cost to the roof replacement project, and is projected to save taxpayers an annual $2,000 in energy costs. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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DOE Installs Cool Roof, Saves Taxpayers $2,000 in Energy Costs
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Photo by Joelk75 via Flickr Creative Commons Baby fish are getting the short end of the stick with warmer ocean temperatures, and populations of coral reef fish species could see a significant decline. A team of biologists looking at the arrival of young fish along the Rangiroa coral atoll in French Polynesia have found that fish populations are suffering as plankton, a major food source for the young fish, collapses with the warmer temperatures. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Warm Water and El Niño Effect Killing Off Young Coral Reef Fish
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Photo credit: Javier García Even though species are lost at a rate of one every 20 minutes , science still manages to identify new plants and animals every year. This list of 10 of the most strange and wonderful creatures discovered in 2010 includes pale and blind ants, transparent frogs, hairy lobsters, and more.
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From Transparent Frogs to Blind Ants: Incredible New Species Discovered in 2010 (Slideshow)
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Image credit: Permaculture Media We already know that swimming pools are a huge suck on natural resources , not to mention a possible source of allergies . But from Brooklyn’s repurposed dumpster pools to
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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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Macy’s Lighting Retrofit Will Trim Electricity Bill by 73%
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Photo: Russell A. Mittermeier / Conservation International According to researchers exploring in the forests of Madagascar , they’ve stumbled upon a species of lemur previously unknown to the world of science — though its future may already be in jeopardy. Researchers suspect this new lemur, which has even yet been named, will eventually be classified among the island’s growing l… Read the full story on TreeHugger
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New Lemur Species Discovered in Madagascar
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Images credit ILEK You can’t always get what you want, but but dream homes always show a lot more than you need. From the beloved Monsanto House of the Future to Michelle Kaufmann’s Smart Home in Chicago, they always have more gizmos, more space and even more parking than most people can ever dream of owning. The Plus Energy House is no different; … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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"Plus-Energy House with Electromobility" Dream Home To Be Built In Berlin
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Photo by evilthomthai via Flickr Creative Commons Fish living in waters off California’s coasts are changing the timing of their reproductive cycles, new studies show. Eighteen of the area’s most common species are spawning 15 to 62 days earlier than what was common in the 1950s, while eight other species are spawning between 15 and 38 days later. While experts aren’t sure why the trends are occurring, they’re eyeballing changes in water temperature as a culprit. … Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Fish Spawning Earlier Off California Coasts
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photo: technicolorcavalry / Creative Commons India’s National Solar Mission is certainly impressive in ambition: Over one gigawatt installed by 2013 and over 20 GW installed over about the next decade. So what’s not to like about it? If you listen the words of
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India’s National Solar Mission, 20 GW of Anti-Poor & Anti-Democratic Policy Implementation?
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photo: Matthew McDermott Let’s leave differences about the Roman Catholic Church’s metaphysical teachings and some of their social stances aside for the moment, and recognize that
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World’s Greenest Nation? Vatican City Has Most Solar Power Installed Per Capita
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