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Utilities Can't Convince Us to Save Energy—Can Facebook?
A new Facebook app will allow users to monitor, share, and compare information about their energy use.
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How Manure-to-Energy Projects Make the Best Out of a Stinky Situation
Waste-to-energy projects make the best of the world we have. Manure becomes electricity. Steel gas becomes jet fuel. Garbage power people's homes.
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Virgin Atlantic Wants to Fly Around the World on Second-Hand Carbon
Virgin Atlantic announced that its planes will soon be able to fly from London to China on fuel that carries half the carbon burden.
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How to Cut Buildings' Energy Use Without Expensive Renovations
Significant reductions in energy use might not require physical retrofitting.
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Car Sharing Goes Electric
Car-sharing services around the world are starting to embrace electric vehicles.
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New Software Could Help Engineers Create Greener Products
For companies like Walmart, going green means making products that use fewer resources. Software companies are helping them get there.
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For Energy Department, More Green Cars, Less Next-Next-Generation Technology
The Department of Energy did a little soul-searching and found it was focusing too much on futuristic ideas.
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The Next Generation of Solar Home Designers
Nineteen teams from around the world are competing to show that they've built an innovative, appealing, and livable solar home.
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Incubator Provides a New Boost for Clean Tech Startups
Startup accelerator Greenstart is providing four clean tech companies with money, mentorships, and a chance to pitch a bevy of investors.
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Google Reduces Carbon Use So We Don't Have to Reduce Google Use
No one’s arguing that we should cut back on internet searches, in part because Google doing a good job decreasing its data centers' energy use.
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How Cate Blanchett Created One of the World's Greenest Arts Organizations
The Sydney Theater Company is almost finished with an ambitious environmental project.
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To Heat a Greenhouse, Add Some Chickens
At Vermont’s Green Mountain College, students designed and built a chicken coop that helps heat the college farm's greenhouse.
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Never Inflate Your Car or Bike Tires Again—Soon, They'll Do It Themselves
Goodyear is developing self-inflating tires for trucks and cars, while a San Francisco startup wants to do the same for bikes
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The Race to Build a Solar House That Anyone Can Afford
The Department of Energy's Solar Decathalon challenges students to make energy-efficient yet affordable homes.
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Sustainability Lessons from America's Greenest Colleges
How the top performers in Sierra Magazine's "greenest college" survey make their sustainability goals real.
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Seattle Shows Cities the Way to Carbon Neutrality
The Seattle City Council decided to become carbon neutral by 2050. To get there, they'll need to cut car use in half — just for starters.
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How Car Companies Will Meet Obama's New Fuel Standards
By 2025, cars and trucks sold in the United States will have an average fuel efficiency of 54.5 miles per gallon, using technologies that exist today.
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Could Cloud Computing Servers Double as Home Heaters?
A Microsoft Research paper argues that computer servers, which convert electricity to heat, would be "perfect for heating purposes."
