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Pull into the landfill and fill up with high-test?
New York City ships 10,500 tons of waste out of state daily. An abundance of land has provided America with cheap landfills but we’re running out of space and the cost of dumping our trash on other countries is too costly. Did I mention it’s ethically questionable? Continue reading
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The United State of Shortsightedness?
Congresses’ new zero based budget trend is healthy, though sacred cows limit the options. Military spending won’t be touched since the folks we put in congress are of the “it’s-always-been-done-that-way” mindset. Of course the biggest reason for budgetary untouchables is … Continue reading
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US cedes solar race to China
China is the dominant producer of solar panels, leading the race big time. With a world solar panel market of $29 billion, China’s annual sales total $15 billion. US sales reached $1.6 billion. If this were the Olympics, we wouldn’t … Continue reading
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U.S. Navy takes its “Prius” to Sea.
According to the Navy, the ship’s hybrid power will achieve savings of an estimated $250 million over the vessel’s 40-year life span Continue reading
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New homes with no furnaces? In Vermont? In Martha’s Vineyard and Illinois?
Built to passive construction certification standards, the virtually air-tight passive home requires about 10% of the energy needed to heat and cool homes constructed to traditional code standards. Continue reading
Is cheaper electricity on the way to a home near you?
If your utility company offers variable pricing adjusted for peak and non-peak hours, Nucleus helps you buy electricity cheaper. Continue reading
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Why the Portuguese will have electricity when you won't.
You may know what the Germans, the French, and the Northern Europeans have achieved in the way of increased renewable energy. Now have a look at the smaller EU nation of Portugal. America’s GNP makes Portugal’s look like chump change, … Continue reading
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U.S. Congress helps China dominate in green technology.
Honestly some days I wake up and rub my eyes thinking, this has to be a dream. Why would Congress allocate stimulus dollars to China to make windmills for a West Texas wind farm that Americans could make? U.S. Renewable … Continue reading
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How much electricity does it take to light America?
Fact : A new study by the U.S. Department of Energy says lighting consumes 22% of the electricity used in the United States. The new study also points to what My Green Mind has been blogging about for months–that light-emitting … Continue reading
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Going green can save you green thanks to these new tax credits…
Some congressional representatives appear baffled by the new federal ba ilout bill, but you should know the bill offers so me serious tax credits for consumers who go green. You may qualify for home energy tax credits if you…install solar … Continue reading
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