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March 19 2010
Consumers Buy More Efficient Refrigerators, but Keep the Old Ones Humming
Two new studies suggest that while more households are buying energy-efficient refrigerators, the old units remain in use, adding to overall energy consumption.
March 18 2010
A New Setback for E.U. Carbon Market
Trading was halted on two exchanges after it was revealed that some credits were being recycled, or sold to more than one party.
March 17 2010
British Ads Ignore Uncertainties of Climate Change, Watchdog Agency Finds
The British Advertising Standards Authority ruled this week that the government's posters on climate change should have been "phrased more tentatively."
Are 'Green' Consumers Less Trustworthy?
A recent study out of the University of Toronto suggests that people who give themselves credit for buying green products might feel entitled to behave badly later on.
March 16 2010
A Compostable Chips Bag Hits the Shelves
Questions remain, however, about whether or not the bags, which are made from corn, will ever make it to the compost heap.
March 15 2010
For Renters, Solar Comes in Shares
Renters are usually out of luck when it comes to solar power, but a new solution is springing up, in which utilities build large arrays and sell shares to customers.
Florida Company Builds a Safer C.F.L. Bulb, but Does it Matter?
The ArmorLite bulb won't release mercury when broken, but is mercury exposure really a problem with C.F.L. bulbs? Not everyone agrees.
March 12 2010
Made in the U.S.A.: Efficiency Materials
A recent study by an energy efficiency nonprofit found that more than 90 percent of caulking and insulation is made in the United States.
March 11 2010
Ontario's Clean Water Tech Cluster
Ontario's Liberal government, citing growing water demand and limited supplies, is angling to make the province a clean-water technology powerhouse.
March 10 2010
Developers Lament Loss of Federal Wind Subsidies in Canada
"The failure to extend and expand the ecoENERGY program will slow wind energy development and reduce our ability to compete with the United States," a wind industry representative said.
March 09 2010
A Rough Rollout for Smart Meters in Texas
Hundreds of homeowners are complaining that their newly installed "smart" electric meters are inaccurately raising their electric bills.
Scientists Develop Highly Recyclable Plastic
Researchers at I.B.M. and Stanford University said Tuesday that they have discovered a new way to make plastics that can be continuously recycled or developed for novel uses in health care and microelectronics.
Energy Department Defends Funding of Foreign-Owned Renewables Projects
The Energy Department last week defended its distribution of stimulus funding to some foreign developers of renewable energy projects, saying the grants were creating American jobs.
February 17 2010
On Our Radar ...
Energy-scavenging nanofibers, tiny proteins for clean coal, and other energy and environment news from around the Web.
February 16 2010
San Francisco's Electric Cars Proliferate
The San Francisco Bay Area is already a center of the nascent battery-charged economy, thanks to a concentration of electric car charging infrastructure start-ups.
February 10 2010
Renewables Industry Promotes Its Potential
In a telephone conference with reporters, leaders of the solar, wind, biomass and geothermal industries said business is good -- but could be better with help from Congress.
February 09 2010
The Rise of 'Green' Modular Homes
"Green and energy efficient homes are here to stay," said a manager at Clayton Homes, a maker of solar modular homes.
February 04 2010
February 03 2010
Households Enter Voluntary Carbon Market
My Emissions Exchange offers households that reduce their carbon footprints the ability to sell their efforts as carbon credits to polluters. But is it worth it?
February 02 2010
Nike Makes Environmental Strides and Abandons Carbon Offsets
Nike's corporate responsibility report cites broad environmental gains -- and indicates that the company is curtailing its use of carbon offsets as a way of reducing its footprint.
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