Category: Efficiency

Depending on where you live in the United States, you’ll see that your electricity and energy rates will fluctuate.  Electricity providers calculate your energy usage and electricity prices by kilowatt usage, meaning that how much you pay is dependent on …

From Guest Blogger Sara: Energy Rate and Efficiency Comparison Read More »

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Businesses around the world are looking for ways to become more environmentally friendly. One of the best kept secrets for businesses small and large is third party logistics companies (3PL).  A 3PL company manages shipping, warehousing and order fulfillment for …

From Guest Blogger "Applied Environmentalist" — Go Green By Outsourcing Logistics Read More »

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High Tech Home Improvements that Improve the “Green” Value of Your HomeHigh Tech Home Improvements that Improve the “Green” Value of Your HomeThere are many high-tech home improvements you can make to your home that will, in turn, make it …

From Guest Blogger Jake Fisher: High Tech Home Improvements that Improve the "Green" Value of Your Home Read More »

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Insulation. It’s hardly the most glamorous of topics is it? Compared to much more fashionable renewable energy solutions like solar panels and geothermal installations it could even be considered positively boring. After all, how can anybody get excited about the …

From Guest Blogger in the UK "Domestic Generation Insulation": External Wall Insulation — What is it, How Does it Work and Why Should I Have it? Read More »

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I wrote this post yesterday, when I was a few minutes early for the start of an event at the downtown Los Angeles office of the Nature Conservancy. I had come into the city for four separate meetings, of which …

High-Efficiency, Power-Dense Electric Motors for Moving Large Volumes of Water Read More »

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All home-owners are always searching for something that would bring down their bills. Be it something that would help you with the electricity bill, or the water bill, investing in an appliance or some simple device that would increase the …

From Guest Blogger Jordan: Green Tech Products That Will Save You Money Read More »

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Hey there lighting fans! Dr. Bulb here with some thoughts on the rise of LED lighting in office buildings. The emergence of LED lighting is causing the lighting market to change rapidly as businesses around the world recognize the benefits …

From Guest Blogger Dr. Bulb: Lighting An Office Building with LED Bulbs Read More »

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I had an interesting discussion with energy program engineer Pierre Delforge from the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) when I was up at the Green Grid conference the other day.  It even started off well, when I asked Pierre if he …

Achieving Energy Efficiency Requires Both a Carrot and a Stick Read More »

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Have you ever honked at that guy who seems to just inch idly towards a red light, or who takes their time to accelerate once the light turns green? What about that jerk who seems to drive on the side …

From Guest Blogger WiseEnergy: Save With Hypermiling – How Does it Work? Read More »

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Here in the UK the Green Deal is the coalition government’s flagship for enabling consumers to access energy efficient measures and also contribute to the drive for a green economy.  Not only was it seen as a way for the …

From UK Guest Blogger Cass: Will the UK Green Deal Thrive? Read More »

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