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Slay Your Energy Vampires!

It’s Halloween, the day all the monsters come out of the woodwork – but don’t forget, your house is already full of vampires. Energy-sucking vampire electronics, to be precise. Not only do they pack unnecessary dollars onto your electric bill every month, they also waste tons of energy, forcing those polluting factories to work overtime.
It’s [...]

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Save Energy: 10 Ways to Winterize Your Home

The greenest way to keep your home warmer during the winter is to make sure you’re sealing out all that cold air. Proper winterization can cut way back on the amount of heating fuel you need, saving you money and preventing you from unnecessarily consuming tons of resources. MSN has a 10-step guide to making [...]

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NYC Reduces Light Pollution, Saves Energy with Efficient Lighting

The New York City skyline is a little dimmer as of late, a result of more energy-efficient lighting that saves money, reduces consumption and keeps light pollution to a minimum – at least, as minimal as it can be in such a large city. Office buildings, apartment towers and other structures in NYC are using [...]

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Energy Efficiency Could Cut Greenhouse Gases 30% by 2030

What’s the best way to keep power plants from polluting the earth? Cut demand for electricity. It’s so simple, and it could work so well if everyone participated. Power companies are basically paid to pollute right now, with a drop in demand being the only way to prevent them from constantly building new [...]

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‘Dirty Jobs’ Mike Rowe Gives His Energy-Saving Tips

Mike Rowe of the Discovery Channel series ‘Dirty Jobs’ gives his energy-saving tips while surrounded by the sounds of party-goers. …is it just us, or does Mike sound a little buzzed in this video? He’s awesome.

“Call me a traditionalist… I say when you walk out of a room you turn off the lights. When [...]

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Living on 2,000 Watts of Energy Per Day

When you find out that the average American lives on 11,400 watts of energy per day, it makes living off 2,000 seem near impossible. But then again, Americans are incredibly creative at coming up with ways to waste energy, so maybe it’s not that hard after all. The 2,000 Watt Society is trying [...]

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