]> http://www.greenedia.com/popular/articles/energy-efficiency Energy Efficiency - Today's Popular Articles at http://www.greenedia.com en http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/78676?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 With US Presidential elections, a potential recession, and climate policy in the air, TreeHugger has put its collective head together to channel information from the great beyond about the year ahead. We've called up the most mind-rattling 2008 progn... Tue, 22 Jan 2008 09:09:06 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/78676?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/78566?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 [Guest post by Billy Parish]Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was in Memphis 40 years ago, where he was assassinated, to help support the long struggle of the city's sanitation workers for decent jobs and dignity. He was also speaking out against the Vietna... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 21:15:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/watthead/78566?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/78506?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 By Billy ParishDr. Martin Luther King Jr. was in Memphis 40 years ago, where he was assassinated, to help support the long struggle of the city's sanitation workers for decent jobs and dignity. He was also speaking out against the Vietnam War, orga... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 14:59:44 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/78506?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/terrablog/78758?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Someone help me puzzle this out:Proposition 1: a shift to renewable energy and energy efficiency will result in a boom in green collar jobs, good service-industry work that can't be outsourced. This proposition is attractive because it holds forth th... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 12:45:12 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/terrablog/78758?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/78435?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Although the east coast of Australia has been getting a does of wet weather recently its long term water sustainability is not secure. Especially around major population centres like Sydney, the country's most populous city. Now it seems like an unus... Mon, 21 Jan 2008 07:32:53 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/78435?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/78364?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 When Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was assassinated forty years ago in Memphis, he was calling for a campaign that would unite the poor and working classes of all races behind a shared economic future. Today, with ever increasing income gaps, rising oil... Sun, 20 Jan 2008 19:18:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-energy/78364?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/78266?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Today's Compostmodern conference in San Francisco didn't disappoint, with a design-star-studded line up of speakers from Alex Steffen of Worldchanging to Marc Alt (co-organizer of our Greener Gadgets Conference!), Adam Werbach of Act Now Productions ... Sat, 19 Jan 2008 22:11:31 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/78266?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/78113?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 There is no business to be done on a dead planet. -David BrowerThese are the words etched into the front door of Patagonia's headquarters in Ventura, California. And it has been Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard's mission to model his company upon th... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 18:14:36 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/78113?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/78115?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 General Motors announced a partnership with Coskata, Inc., a renewable energy company with the means to produce low-cost ethanol from virtually any carbon-containing feedstock including biomass, municipal solid waste -- even used car tires.The larges... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 16:43:31 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/78115?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/terrablog/78078?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 David Douglas, the VP of Eco Responsibility at Sun Microsystems, suggests that green-minded businesses should look outside their own operations to the carbon footprint of their supply chains and customers:Carbon neutrality is a step in the right dir... Fri, 18 Jan 2008 14:27:50 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/terrablog/78078?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/77963?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 User-created video contests are all the rage lately, and Juntoventure, a non-profit organization dedicated to sustainability education through digital media, has joined the fun with its Think Green Live Green Challenge. Starting tomorrow ... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 22:27:02 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/77963?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/77843?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Image courtesy of Mike Weston via flickrWill PHEVs provide the hoped-for benefits that many have ascribed to them? Well, yes, a new study published in ES&T has found - though the ultimate energy savings and emissions reductions will depend on the fue... Thu, 17 Jan 2008 11:40:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/77843?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/77694?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Check out our latest video interview of Miami architect Chad Oppenheim, designer of the stunning green COR Tower for Miami. In this video he discusses Miami as a booming real estate and construction economy, and his take on sustainability as a factor... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 12:30:26 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/77694?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/77650?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 While certain objects seem to be making big strides in sustainability, the humble cell phone is lagging a bit behind the curve - what with the lead, cadmium and other toxic chemicals, as well as the relentless consumption, upgrading and disposable on... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 10:00:52 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/77650?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/77648?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Professor Ezio Manzini is certainly no slouch. When he's not writing books on product service systems, he is attending international symposia on sustainable design in Curitiba, Brazil. And now he is at the forefront of yet another international confe... Wed, 16 Jan 2008 08:16:31 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/77648?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/77537?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 In the cleantech market there are a lot of very smart, worthy ideas for energy techs aimed at residential applications: energy efficiency plays, distributed generation and backup power plays, etc.It's important to remember that there are two very d... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 23:17:38 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/cleantech-investing/77537?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/77522?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Like Greenpeace, we've been on Apple's case for awhile now in regards to the sustainability issue. We just don't understand how it is that a company that has been so groundbreaking in terms of product design, could lag so behind the curve in terms o... Tue, 15 Jan 2008 16:54:38 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/77522?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/77305?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 By Katharine WrothDave posted earlier about the new green cleaning line from Clorox and his combined reaction of happy feelings and how will greens spin this into suckage. But wait, it gets better: Wal-Mart is investing big time in the Clorox produ... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 21:00:49 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/77305?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/77250?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 By David RobertsJoel Makower has a characteristically thorough and thoughtful look at Clorox's launch of their new Green Works line of cleaning products, in which he was peripherally involved (does the guy sleep?). I'll admit, when I read these t... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:07:49 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/77250?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/terrablog/77306?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 We've just unwrapped our latest product offering: the Business TerraPass for balancing emissions from organizational activities such as on-site electricity use, off-site server energy use, corporate travel, employee commutes, etc. The product comes w... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 17:04:25 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/terrablog/77306?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/77310?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 With all the talk at this year's Consumer Electronics Show about going green', we have to say that if you are really interested in exploring the issue of sustainable design innovation in the consumer electronics space, the Greener Gadgets Conferen... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 16:17:43 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/77310?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/77155?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 by Richard T. StuebiPerhaps the pivotal challenge facing the environmental community is resolving the apparent conflict between the need to reduce emissions and the widely-held desire for continuing economic growth.This issue came directly to the for... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:59:40 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/clean-tech-blog/77155?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/77181?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Cromley Lofts are the first LEED-certified condos in Virginia. The three-story condos were part of a adaptive reuse project that received a Gold rating from the U.S. Green Building Council in 2007. The original building has a long history, beginnin... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 11:35:23 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/77181?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/77143?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 It is fascinating to follow the growth in green designers around the world, as more and more creative people start getting involved in environmental initiatives. Earlier this month in Kuala Lumpur ecoStyle, Asia's first dedicated event to focus on ... Mon, 14 Jan 2008 05:56:08 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/77143?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/terrablog/77548?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Now that new efficiency standards for light bulbs have been signed into law, we can expect two things to happen: compact fluorescents will become a lot more prevalent, and the technology will improve markedly in the next few years. We'll also see the... Sat, 12 Jan 2008 14:49:25 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/terrablog/77548?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/76953?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 If you've been reading Inhabitat recently, hopefully by now you have noticed that we are organizing an event in NYC in February called the Greener Gadgets Conference - to explore design innovations for sustainability in the consumer electronics space... Sat, 12 Jan 2008 13:11:01 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/76953?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/76920?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 There is something intrinsically pleasing about experiencing natural fibers in the form of good design. When this happens within a fair trade setting, the mix of aesthetics, function, environmental and social awareness is an irresistible draw for tho... Sat, 12 Jan 2008 03:51:24 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/76920?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory//?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory//?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/76859?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 By Katharine WrothSaw a passing reference in a piece on travel trends about a new certification scheme for green hotels. Supposed to be developed in the next 90 days, says Joe McInerney, president of the American Hotel & Lodging Association. AHLA's s... Fri, 11 Jan 2008 18:56:39 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/76859?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/76780?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 From the Energy Roundup:The home of the Kyoto Protocol is finding there's an easier way to cut global-warming emissions: Write a check.Japan, already having plucked the low-hanging carbon emissions reductions fruit, is finding that buying carbon cred... Fri, 11 Jan 2008 09:00:57 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/environmental-economics/76780?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/joel-makower-two-steps-forward/76718?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 This just in: pretty much every consumer is concerned about the environment and is thinking conscientiously about what they buy how it's made, under what conditions, and by whom. All you have to do is make good, green stuff and they'll buy it! We... Fri, 11 Jan 2008 02:02:49 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/joel-makower-two-steps-forward/76718?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/77084?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Earthen flooring is nothing more than what it sounds like humble, natural earth compacted with straw or other fibers and stabilized with various natural oils to form eco-friendly high-quality flooring. These floors are easy to clean, comes in a v... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 23:33:19 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/77084?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/76686?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 By Guest author The following is a guest essay by Eban Goodstein. Goodstein is a professor of economics at Lewis & Clark College in Portland, Ore., and director of Focus the Nation. ----- If there's no action before 2012, that's too late. ... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 16:11:03 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/76686?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/76675?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Investors are pouring cash into clean energy, carbon trading, and environmental and energy-related hedge funds, Worldwatch said in its annual State of the World 2008 report, while some of the world's biggest companies have announced breakthrough env... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 14:29:30 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/desmogblog/76675?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory//?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 ... Wed, 31 Dec 1969 19:00:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory//?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/marc-gunther/76629?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 When you think pollution, you think coal plants, big SUVs, maybe chemical fertilizers not sneakers. But Nike produces about 225 million pairs of sneakers and shoes every year, and it's aiming to make them in a more sustainable way. That's the topic... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 12:07:06 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/marc-gunther/76629?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/metaefficient/76621?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 LEDs lights are very efficient, but because of their structure, much of the light in standard LEDs becomes trapped, reducing the brightness of the light. Because of this, LEDs are only useful for task lighting in the home as desk lamps and spot... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 11:44:17 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/metaefficient/76621?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/76609?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 It is like LEED for computers, and is mainly for business machines, but the EPEAT standards for energy efficiency and toxics just got a big boost from the American government. NASA, the Department of Defense and the General Services Administration al... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 08:44:08 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/76609?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/76577?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 By Guest author The following is a guest essay by Joe Brewer, a research fellow at the Rockridge Institute. ----- Not long ago, a group of important environmental leaders published an article on Grist -- Creating an Earth Atmospheric Trust -- ... Thu, 10 Jan 2008 05:13:00 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/76577?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/76617?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Created by Ci (that's Conscientious Innovation, a sustainability marketing group in Vancouver, BC), DearChina.org is a virtual sounding board for a green future in China. As the site self-describes itself, DearChina.org is about engagement. It's abo... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 19:30:48 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/76617?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/76484?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Every year the Consumer Electronic's Show (CES) raises the bar for must-have gadgets and appliances of the coming year. Whether or not 2008's CES will be greener than ever won't be evident until all of the latest, greatest new technologies are review... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 14:19:08 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/76484?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/76405?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 By Joseph RommThis post is by ClimateProgress guest blogger Bill Becker, executive director of the Presidential Climate Action Project. ----- A dirty little secret of climate change is that somebody wants us to pay much higher taxes and higher... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 12:08:47 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/gristmill/76405?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/76437?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 In 2008 I pledge to 1. Replace my conventional light bulbs with energy-efficient ones. One of the simplest things you can do to save energy and pollution is to swap out your old incandescent bulbs for compact fluorescent lights (CFLs). Today's hi... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 09:29:13 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/sustainablog/76437?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/76434?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 A product could be defined as sustainable first when it consider all ingredients of the sustainable wheel . We always have to extend sustainability beyond materials. We have to remember to always look through the lens of humanity when we are ... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:34:06 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/76434?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/76365?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Way back in 2006 we started discussing how it was getting harder to hate Wal-Mart, and since then we've seen the retail giant launch campaigns to sell 100,000,000 Compact Fluorescent Bulbs, we've written about the company's commitment to reduce PVC, ... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 07:27:21 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/76365?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/76362?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Industrial Nanotech, Inc. (Pink Sheets:INTK), an emerging global leader in nanotechnology, today announced a record increase in sales to homeowners for the six months ended December 31, 2007 for its Nansulate HomeProtect Thermal Insulation & Mold R... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:46:03 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/green-technology-forum/76362?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/76369?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 With all the talk at this year's Consumer Electronics Show about going green', we have to say that we haven't really seen a lot of groundbreaking innovation or green news to impress us. Just lots and lots of ginormous energy sucking flat screen T... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 04:17:43 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/76369?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/76435?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Al Gore is coming to Gothenburg to collect one million Swedish crowns (US$ 157,000) the city is giving him for his work in sustainability (wonder how he's getting here, tee hee). Not a big deal, as Al Gore goes a lot of places, but for 50 days before... Wed, 09 Jan 2008 02:19:29 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/treehugger/76435?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/76520?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Walking the showroom floor at CES this year, we're overwhelmed by the products on display, but underwhelmed by the lack of innovations from a sustainability perspective. However, one innovation that got our attention is Samsung Electronics Super Thi... Tue, 08 Jan 2008 19:45:07 -0500 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/inhabitat/76520?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 http://www.greenedia.com/sectors/directory/triple-pundit/76295?rsstype=populararticles&cid=48 Thus is the opening line in the introduction to, and the gist of, Michael Pollan's new book In Defense of Food. Pollan has a gift for taking simple concepts and expand them into the Big Picture . Many are surely aware of his previous book O... 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