Solar energy is our future
By admin | September 3, 2008
Adoption of solar energy has a simple market driving force. If people do not adopt solar energy, the planet will become unfit for human habitation. The fossil fuels are warming the planet at an increasing rate that makes life unsustainable if something does not change.
Global warming drives solar markets. Solar is perceived as the best, perhaps the only widespread solution to global warming. Every large enterprise has adopted a social responsibility strategy that makes a nod toward solving the issues of global warming and embraces renewable energy. Every person in the world is aware of the problems that global warming is bringing.
High growth is forecast for residential solar markets as solar moves to take on a measurable supply of world energy. As penetration from .3% of the world energy supply raises to over 15% in five years, residential uses of solar energy will represent a significant part of the growth. Residential solar energy represents a measure of energy independence for every household, used as hybrid systems independently of, but not completely in place of traditional grid electricity. Read the rest of this entry »
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Take Steps to Save Energy on Earth Day
By admin | April 21, 2008
As Earth Day approaches, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) encourages home owners everywhere to take simple steps to reduce energy use – and to think green when they buy a new home.
“We are all proud of the significant steps our members have taken to make new homes more energy efficient,” said NAHB President Sandy Dunn, a West Virginia home builder. “More than 100,000 green homes have been built by our members in home builder association programs around the country. We’re moving the market – in a voluntary, cost-effective way.”
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Green Your Household Budget
By admin | April 16, 2008
Is America in a recession? Consumers are feeling the pinch. Borrowing in order to spend our way to economic health isn’t an option, say consumer debt management experts at ClearPoint Financial Solutions, Inc. Their advice: Green your lifestyle by spending less and using your tax refund or May stimulus check from Uncle Sam to pay down debt.
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‘Change for Our Earth’ Promotes a New Form of Recycling to Better the Planet
By admin | April 16, 2008
Coinstar Kicks off Program During National Coin Week and Earth Day to Encourage Individuals to Be ‘Green’ by Reusing Change
BELLEVUE, Wash.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–To commemorate National Coin Week (April 20 - 26) and Earth Day (April 22), Coinstar, Inc. today launched its Change for our Earth™ program. This program encourages a new form of recycling, educating consumers on the environmental benefits of putting coin back into circulation, thereby reducing the need for limited natural resources used to create new coin.
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Husqvarna Unveils Hybrid Solar Electric Robot Lawn Mower
By admin | March 7, 2008
Husqvarna, the world’s largest producer of lawn mowers, is first to launch a hybrid robotic lawnmower. The new Husqvarna Automower™ Solar Hybrid is powered by innovative and groundbreaking technology that combines solar power and electricity.
“This is to take Automower to the next level with higher performance and further reduced impact on the environment,” says Bengt Andersson, CEO Husqvarna Group. He continues, “90% of Automower is recyclable, it eliminates the need for fertilizers, it is quiet, has no exhaust emissions and ensures your lawn is always well-kept.”
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All American Homes Delivers and Sets Smart Home at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry
By admin | March 6, 2008
DECATUR, Ind. - All American Homes, LLC today continued its commitment to environmentally friendly systems-built housing with the delivery and assembly or “set” of the home for the exhibit Smart Home: Green + Wired, Powered by ComEd and Warmed by Peoples Gas, opening at the Museum of Science and Industry in Chicago, Ill. on May 8, 2008. All American Homes built the fully functional “green” home, designed by Michelle Kaufmann Designs, which will be on exhibit on the east lawn of the Museum grounds. The exhibit will run through January 4, 2009.
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Increase a Home’s Value! Teach it to Save Energy
By admin | March 5, 2008
“Smart” Houses Sell In Down Market
Atlanta, GA- Home owners hoping to attract buyers in the midst of a housing slump are “teaching” their homes to save money on energy costs.
“Smart homes can be made even smarter if they are wired to control energy costs as well as water the lawn and arm the alarm system,” says Sheldon Anderson, president of Atlanta Smart Homes Inc.
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Americans Resolving to Go Green in 2008
By admin | December 21, 2007
From Shedding Carbs to Shedding Carbon? Half of Us Plan to Make a “Green” or Environmentally Responsible New Year’s Resolution. 75% Say They Are Very or Somewhat Likely to Reduce Energy Consumption in ’08; 74% Say They Are Likely to Recycle More… Survey Shows Younger Americans More Focused on the Environment than Older Americans… Green with Guilt? Three in 10 Americans Admit to Feeling Guilty. About Not Living a More Environmentally Friendly Lifestyle
Americans may be dreaming of a white Christmas, but they’re determined to lead a “green” New Year.
Just under half - 49% — of all American adults say they will make a green New Year’s resolution this year, according to the results of a poll released here today by Tiller, LLC, one of the nation’s leading consultancies on the design and implementation of advocacy marketing programs.
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Seeking Alternatives To Heating Oil
By admin | December 20, 2007
After monitoring news and blogs related to unusual heating systems since January 2006, the administrators of Alternative-Heating.com, a non-profit Web site, recently noticed a sharp increase in the interest for alternative heating methods. This interest was apparently fueled in part by the steep rise in heating oil prices. Today, the Web site staff are pleased to announce the creation of a sharing platform that will enable users to exchange ideas and discuss the best ways to use alternative solutions and products to heat their homes and businesses.
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Energy Efficient Homes Pay Off for the Environment
By admin | December 19, 2007
New York ENERGY STAR Labeled Homes Program exceeds 10K homes
New York residents and builders have significantly reduced the state’s overall energy use and greenhouse gas emissions over the last six years simply by investing in homes that have earned the ENERGY STAR(R) Label.
Since 2001, more than 10,800 New York ENERGY STAR Labeled Homes have been built in New York, saving nearly 14 million kilowatt-hours of electricity and 603 billion BTUs of fossil fuel to date. The collective energy savings from these homes means that more than 44,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide is kept out of the atmosphere every year; the same as taking nearly 9,000 cars off the road for a year.
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