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EPA & DOT Propose Clearer, More Colorful Fuel Economy Labels

Posted on August 30, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image: EPA Making Guzzlers Stand Out Even More One way to nudge people into making better decisions is to make it easier to compare different products and services. There are still many people out there who have no idea if 16 MPG is a good or bad, but if they saw a big red “D” on a sticker, they might be tempted to find a vehicle with a better grade. That’s the goal behind new fuel economy labels proposed by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Transportation (DOT). Read on for more details…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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CertainTeed introduces Sustainable Insulation TM NOT

Posted on August 28, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

I was surprised to see a full page ad on the back of Wood Design and Building for Sustainable Insulation TM that looked suspiciously like fibre glass batts. I wondered, a) how do you trademark the words “sustainable insulation” and b) under any definition, how do you call glass fibre insulation sustainable?… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Ducklings in Danger! Habitat Destruction Weakening Baby Birds (Video)

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo via brendan.lally…away As habitat loss causes bird species to fly farther from the nest to forage, in turn forcing longer stretches of time between a mother’s time incubating her eggs, researchers are finding the health of the species on the whole can decline. A study done on wood ducks shows that when mothers are forced to stay away from their nests longer to feed, even the slightest drop in temperature can cause problems in the development and vitality of the hatchlings. The findings could reveal dire news for birds who have to choose betwee… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Today on Planet 100: Brits Flood Pakistan With Aid (Video)

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

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Self-Cleaning Solar Panels From Mars Find Their Way to Earth

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo: NASA Who Knew Deserts Were Dusty? Dust is annoying enough to clean in my small apartment, I can’t imagine the headaches that it must give the owners of large solar farms. Dusty solar panels capture fewer photons and thus produce less power, so keeping them clean is important. Thankfully for solar developers, help is coming… all the way from Mars!… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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How Should We Really Measure Green Building?

Posted on August 24, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

“One of the greenest homes ever built” Katherine Salant writes in the Washington Post: Can a big house be green? Yes, but a smaller house will always be greener because fewer resources were used in its construction and less energy is needed to heat and cool it. It is certainly a point we have been discussing on TreeHugger for years, and it is great to see it in the Po… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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CREE to Supply 10.5W LED Downlights to Home Depot

Posted on August 19, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Photo: Cree Let There Be Light At TreeHugger, we’ve been writing about ways to make lighting more energy efficient for years. Not because it’s the most important things to do to reduce your footprint (more important things including: signing up for Green Power with your utility company, buying as little stuff as possible and making it last, and using your feet, your bike , or

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Americans Don’t Know How To Save Energy & The Green Movement is Partially to Blame

Posted on August 18, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

photo: Paul Cross via flickr A new study published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Science shows that many Americans really miss the big picture when it comes to saving energy, thinking that small behavioral changes have a far greater impact than they do…. Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Ask Pablo: Is Replacing Windows A Good Investment?

Posted on August 17, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image Source: TottoBG Dear Pablo: I am thinking about replacing my windows to cut back on my home’s energy usage. Will this yield a good return on my investment or is my money better spent elsewhere? Most windows can be compared to a giant hole in your home’s insulation. While a standard wall might have an R-Value (resistance to heat flow; higher is better) of 13-19+, a single-pane window is no better than 1. A gas-filled double-pane window can reach a R-Value of 3, or closer to 2 once t… Read the full story on TreeHugger

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Facebook Game Rescues Virtual Chickens, and Real Ones Too

Posted on August 13, 2010 by Benny Hollywood| Leave a comment

Image credit: Farm Rescue From unborn chicks injected with antibiotics , to the horrors of a commercial chicken hatchery , the life of a factory farmed chicken is pretty brutish from the outset. And we haven’t even gotten into the potential health hazards posed by meat unfit for KFC being served to our kids . … Read the full story on TreeHugger

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