Photo: Flickr, CC Negawatts Strike Back
The immensely popular LCDs screens that are found everywhere in the modern home (television, computer, laptop, cellphones, etc) use less energy than CRTs, the previous technology, but they are still far from being optimally efficient. Only about 8% of the light emitted by a LCD’s backlight makes its way out, and the rest is wasted. But that might be about to change thanks to a new filter that could boost that efficiency by more than 400% and allow around 36% of the light to pass through. Read on for more details….Read the full story on TreeHugger
Do You Need a Real Estate Agent When Buying a Home?There are many factors to consider when choosing a real estate agent to represent you in a real estate transaction. Ideally, you’d like …Low Water Flow Rate: Warning SignsUsually water flow rate starts to decrease in pressure when […]
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Photo via fabriziogiordano23 If you´re a city dweller, chances are you see them everyday - strolling down the sidewalk with their friends, having lunch at a local cafe, or just hanging out in the park. But for as much as we share with our urban lifestyles, few animals are as misunderstood or as maligned as the humble pigeon. They are such a part of life around the world that it´s not so strange to…Read the full story on TreeHugger
Earth Hour 2009: Will Your City Take Action?Way back in 2007, 2.2 million people took part in the world’s first Earth Hour in Sydney Australia. And just one year later, 50 million …EARTH HOUR 2009 IS TONIGHT!!
Calling all people who care about the environment! Earth Hour 2009 is tonight — and we are asking everyone to show solidarity and…Smart Light Sydney: Seeing the Light Whilst Reducing the EnergySydney, Australia was […]
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- Waterless Urinals Introduced for Home Use
Sami and I have been preoccupied with pee for a long time, wondering why we don’t have urinals in our homes. After all, they use a...
- Numbers of Potential Treehuggers Decline As US Birth Rates Drop
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Chalk it up to eco-awareness, The Great Recession, or increased availability of pregnancy prevention methods but peop...
- Men: Pee And Wash In The Same Fixture!
Lenny Bruce would have had such fun with this, but this just makes so much sense, a sink built on top of a urinal! And designer Yeongwoo...
- Take A Blue Vacation On The San Juan Islands
photo via wonderofcreation.org With Labor Day around the corner, people are trying to get their last licks of summer in before the days...
- Northwest And Northeast Passages Are Open
Arctic sea ice extent image for August 24, 2010, as compiled by The University of Illinois Cryosphere For the fourth year in a row, and...
photo via wonderofcreation.org With Labor Day around the corner, people are trying to get their last licks of summer in before the days get shorter and the temperatures get cooler. One suggestion where you can travel close to a big city, but still feel worlds away are the San Juan Islands in Washington. The San Juan Islands, which are located in the northwest corner of the state are actually an archipelago of 172 named islands, but the Washington State Ferry serves only…Read the full story on TreeHugger
The Fascinating Life and Times of the Humble PigeonPhoto via fabriziogiordano23 If you´re a city dweller, chances are you see them everyday - strolling down the sidewalk with their frien…Earth Hour 2009: Will Your City Take Action?Way back in 2007, 2.2 million people took part in the world’s first Earth Hour in Sydney Australia. And just one year later, 50 million …Eco-Inspired […]
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Chalk it up to eco-awareness, The Great Recession, or increased availability of pregnancy prevention methods but people in the US are having fewer kids. News stats from the National Center for Health Statistics show that for 1,000 people in the US, there are 13.5 births. That’s down from 14.3 in 2007, and around 30 in early part of the 20th century The question is: Is this good green news or just another statistic that amazes for a minute but carries no consequence?…Read the full story on TreeHugger
The Fascinating Life and Times of the Humble PigeonPhoto via fabriziogiordano23 If you´re a city dweller, chances are you see them everyday - strolling down the sidewalk with their frien…Earth Hour 2009: Will Your City Take Action?Way back in 2007, 2.2 million people took part in the world’s first Earth Hour in Sydney Australia. And just one year later, […]
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- World Population Growth Good News: Asia-Pacific Fertility Rates Starting to Decline
China is one of the places where fertility rates are starting to drop below the rate of replacement: Jeremy Vandel via flickr. Undeniab...
- 2010: The Rise of the Remodeler
True or false: We've reached the bottom of the home remodeling decline? Harvard says it's true, so it must be, right? 2010 is the Year o...
- Interest Rates and Mortgages
You'd think the Fed's recent move to cut interest rates would also cut mortgage rates, right? Not necessarily. As this article from Yaho...
- US Headed For Massive Decline In Carbon Emissions: 9 Percent Drop In Last Two Years
Carbon Peak Image credit:Natalee Parochka, Fine Art America For years now, many members of Congress have insisted that cutting carbon e...
- A real downer of a website
Filed under: GreenTech, Climate ChangeAs you read this, 21 people have been born, 6 have died, and 2,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide have b...
Photo: Youtube grab J. R. Ewing is Back
I’m too young to have seen Dallas during its original run, but I vaguely remember that my parents sometimes watched it and talked about this “J.R.” guy. Still, the show was so popular that even though I haven’t had first-hand exposure, I know enough about it from references and parodies in other shows to know that Larry Hagman’s character, J.R. Ewing, was a memorable oil-loving amoral businessman. That’s why it’s great to see h…Read the full story on TreeHugger
The Fascinating Life and Times of the Humble PigeonPhoto via fabriziogiordano23 If you´re a city dweller, chances are you see them everyday - strolling down the sidewalk with their frien…Earth Hour 2009: Will Your City Take Action?Way back in 2007, 2.2 million people took part in the world’s first Earth Hour in Sydney Australia. And just one year later, 50 million …Eco-Inspired Rain […]
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