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Save Big on Heating, Cooling Costs with Efficiency Controls
Posted on May, 2012 Categories: Building Green , Business , Check It Out! , Energy , Energy Savings , Featured , Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning (HVAC) U.S. commercial building owners could save an average of 38 percent on their heating and cooling bills if they installed a handful of energy efficiency controls that make their heating, ventilation and air conditioning, also known as HVAC Read more
Helping to Develop Green Toy Standards
Posted on March, 2012 Categories: Business , Check It Out! , Consumer , Recycling , Waste Management , Water Management Catherine Wilt, director of the Center for Clean Products at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville’s Institute for a Secure and Sustainable Environment, is working to make toys healthier, safer, and more environmentally-friendly. Read more
Greenspeed, Worlds Fastest Vegetable Oil-Fueled Vehicle
Posted on January, 2012 Categories: Biofuels , Check It Out! , Communities , Energy , Featured , Transportation The world’s fastest vegetable oil-fueled vehicle – conceived, built and driven by a team of Boise State University undergraduate students dubbed Greenspeed – will be on display at the Washington Auto Show in Washington, D.C. Read more
Tiny Solar Cell Could Make a Big Difference
Posted on January, 2012 Categories: Business , Check It Out! , Energy , Featured , Solar How small can a solar cell be and still be a powerhouse? How about six hundred microns wide — about the diameter of a dot made by a ballpoint pen? Read more
Using Coffee to Brew up Energy
Posted on December, 2011 Categories: Biofuels , Business , Check It Out! , Energy , Energy Savings , Organic Waste , Waste Management The Energy & Environmental Research Center (EERC) at the University of North Dakota recently announced it is leading a project to develop an efficient renewable electricity technology for coffee-processing plants. Read more
Grow-At-Home Mushroom Kit
Posted on December, 2011 Categories: Check It Out! , Consumer , Organic Waste , Waste Management The Back to the Roots' grow-at-home mushroom kit lets you grow up to 1 1/2 lbs of gourmet, tasty oyster mushrooms in as little as 10 days...right from the box. The soil inside is 100% recycled coffee grounds - safe & sustainable. Inspired by the idea of producing local, fresh food from what was an urban waste stream, Read more
Looking for Sustainable, Eco-Friendly Consumer Electronics Products this Holiday Season?
Posted on December, 2011 Categories: Check It Out! , Consumer , E-Waste , Featured , Waste Management The Consumer Electronics Association (CEA)® today offers the following advice to consumers who want to “give green” and are looking for Read more
Award Winning World Bulb
Posted on December, 2011 Categories: Building Green , Check It Out! , Consumer , Energy , Energy Savings , Lighting "The World Bulb gives off a clean, bright light equivalent to that of a conventional 60-watt incandescent bulb, but while using 85% less electricity." Read more
