In GreenStrides - Posted 1 week ago

The rolling hills of Chester County, Pennsylvania, is home to historic sites and farms, yet just a stone's throw to Philadelphia. An empty infill lot...

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In GreenStrides - Posted 1 week ago

Geothermal heat pumps (GHPs) are heating/cooling systems that take advantage of stable temperatures within the earth. This provides typical annual en...

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In Alternative Energy Stocks - Posted 1 week ago

When incandescent light bulbs are phasedout in the United States between 2012 to 2014, managers of utility DemandSide Management (DSM) programs will b...

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In Alternative Energy Stocks - Posted 2 weeks ago

Electric utilities have a process by which they project future expecteddemand for electricity, and then find resources, either new electric generation...

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In GreenStrides - Posted 4 weeks ago

While propane is a clean-burning fuel, it is still a non-renewable fossil fuel and one that is derived from natural gas and crude petroleum. The Unit...

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In Off Grid - Posted 6 weeks ago

The new solar incentives favor the wealthiest buyers of solar panels and give off-grid homes no help at all. But the solar industry doesn't care....

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In Practical Environmentalist - Posted 7 weeks ago

Photo courtesy of Gemma Kate Thorpe at Flickr.com.The $700 Billion bailout bill has stirred up mixed emotions. On one hand, relieved sighs have been h...

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In Alternative Energy Stocks - Posted 8 weeks ago

The Solar Investment Tax Credit has been extended, and the market formortgage debt rescued, but neither renewable energy nor the rest ofthe economy...

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In GristMill - Posted 8 weeks ago

By Joseph RommThe bailout legislation passed by Congress and signed into law by President Bush on Friday has a $17 billion energy tax package. This p...

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In GristMill - Posted 8 weeks ago

By Sarah van Schagen Todd and I arrived early at our first D.C.-area appointment, so we wandered down a path leading out of the parking lot (where ...

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