Before they leave the house, my friends in England literally pull the plugs on many of their appliances. Perhaps it’s a vestigial reflex from the old days, when Victorian houses still had less-than-safe 220-volt lines tacked to the walls.
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Coverage of Green Issues Becomes More Specialized
New York Times China's progress on clean energy, of course, is always a big topic in the West, which fears that the country's low-cost manufacturing will corner the market for making solar panels and wind turbines and also worries about China's rapidly growing fleet … |
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Twitter Shines a Spotlight on Secret FBI Subpoenas
New York Times “Everything you do online is entrusted to someone else — unless you want to go completely off the grid, and I'm not even sure that is possible.” |
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Power Line Project Faces Challenges in California Valley
New York Times “Where else in the world in the same area do you have wind, spectacular solar and geothermal?” he said. This cluster of resources, a little over 100 miles … |
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Nimby Rears Its Head Against Wind Power Project
New York Times … which limits officials' ability to consider aesthetic issues on applications to install solar panels. But no such protection exists for wind power … |
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LEED Revision Tightens Energy-Efficiency Standards With New Credits, Categories
New York Times They touch each of the rating system's sections, including building design and construction, operations and maintenance, and LEED for homes. … |
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Wind and Solar Energy
New York Times Until recently, wind and solar languished under a single-minded focus on oil and gas. Renewable energy companies lost crucial momentum, and we will be … China On Path to Clean Energy LeadershipEnergy Tribune Uptown Solar Supports Local Chicago Area Businesses with Solar Energy Funding …PR.com (press release) CHRONOLOGY-Ontario pushes green power, green jobsReuters Africa |
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Technology Companies Are Lining Up for Smart Grid Business
New York Times … grid operators in many parts of the country roll out smart grid plans or face the strains of handling growing amounts of variable wind and solar power. … APS Renewable Energy Programs Recognized by Prestigious National OrganizationsMarketWatch (press release) |
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When Green Building Is Not Green Enough
New York Times (blog) … from the United States Green Building Council's LEED for Homes point system to what is arguably the most recognizable label for many Americans: the … |
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A Developer Installs Solar Power
New York Times … like sun and wind. It has established a credit-purchase program so companies can meet the requirements while they build up enough solar-generating power … |