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Energy Independence is Patriotic for America

Posted by ep-admin on Sunday, 26 December 2010 in Energy Efficiency

The conservatives who are bending over backward to bash American ingenuity and deride modern and green technologies are hurting our economic competitiveness. Do they want China to 'eat our lunch'? "As goesGeneral Motors, so goes the nation." A year and a half ago, that old saying seemed omi...

Energy Self-Sufficiency Demonstration Project Starts up in Angoon, Promises to Cut Energy Costs by Sixty-Five Percent

Posted by ep-admin on Monday, 16 August 2010 in Energy Efficiency

Angoon, AK-- A demonstration project is underway in Angoon focusing on energy self-sufficiency in Southeast Alaska's rural villages. A large number of rural communities in the region and the state are heavily dependent on fossil fuels, such as diesel and heating oil -unsustainable resources...

Electric Cars, Carbon-dioxide Emissions and Air Conditioning

Posted by plantitfilm on Monday, 29 March 2010 in Energy Efficiency

Contrary to some of the recent rumors, at a base price of $32,780 it is relatively affordable… so affordable, in fact, that, after the $7,500 federal tax credit, Nissan is able to offer the LEAF for a lease price of $349 a month not including generous state incentives. When you add in some of those ...

Wave of darkness rolls around world

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 27 March 2010 in Energy Efficiency

The Empire State and the Chrysler buildings in New York City, along with landmarks from the Eiffel Tower to Sydney harbor, went dark for an hour on Saturday to raise awareness over the fight against climate change. The global brownout was a noisy event in Sydney harbor, with ferry horns blaring t...

Earth Hour 2010 kicks off as millions unplug around the world

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 27 March 2010 in Energy Efficiency

After the white-shelled roof of the Sydney Opera House fell dark, after Taiwan's skyscrapers dimmed and Beijing's Forbidden City became, well, a little more forbidding - it was Moscow's turn to turn out the lights as Saturday's global Earth Hour event rolled around to Europe. Millions of people wor...

EARTH HOUR - MARCH 27 2010

Posted by plantitfilm on Thursday, 25 March 2010 in Energy Efficiency

Mission, History & Earth Hour 2010 On Earth Hour hundreds of millions of people, organizations, corporations and governments around the world will come together to make a bold statement about their concern for climate change by doing something quite simple—turning off their lights for one hour....

BRAZIL'S NATIONAL CONGRESS COMMITS TO THE EARTH HOUR MOVEMENT

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 25 March 2010 in Energy Efficiency

The president of the House of Representatives, Michel Temer, and the president of the Senate, José Sarney, both signed the pledge to EH. Senator Marina Silva also pledged her support to Earth Hour 2010. This coming Saturday, March 27, both the Federal House of Representatives and the Federal Senat...

CHINA'S FORBIDDEN CITY LEADS LANDMARK CLIMATE ACTION FOR EARTH HOUR

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 25 March 2010 in Energy Efficiency

Antarctic research unit signs up to switch off ensuring lights go out across every continent • More than 118 countries and regions to observe Earth Hour’s message of hope and action • Google and UEFA join global action on climate change China’s most significant historic landmark, the Forbidden City...

THE GLOBE PREPARES TO SWITCH OFF FOR EARTH HOUR

Posted by ep-admin on Thursday, 25 March 2010 in Energy Efficiency

• 121 countries and territories across all seven continents to participate in global climate action • Great Pyramids and Sphinx to lead Earth Hour’s landmark action on global warming • Football superclub, Real Madrid, joins the greatest team ever assembled to tackle climate change • Archbishop Desmo...

Join the Earth Hour movement: Turn off your lights on March 27, 8:30 PM

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 10 March 2010 in Energy Efficiency

Earth Hour 2010 It’s as simple as a flick of the switch. What began in 2007 as a campaign to get Sydneysiders to turn their lights off, has grown to become one of the world’s biggest climate change initiatives. In 2010, at 8.30pm on March 27, people around the world will turn their lights for one h...

Council to turn off street lights at night

Posted by ep-admin on Wednesday, 14 October 2009 in Energy Efficiency

A Yorkshire council has come up with a radical new way to save money - turning off the street lamps at night. The idea is part of a 'sustainable street lighting strategy' to be considered by City of York Council's ruling executive, says the York Press. Paul Thackray, the council's head of highway ...

Random Acts of Kindness; Helping Others Save Energy

Posted by davebishop on Sunday, 30 August 2009 in Energy Efficiency

A few years ago, my family gathered in Mississippi for a funeral. While we were there, we undertook the renovation of a living area and found it was quick and easy to make some energy efficient choices. August 25, 2009 We replaced all of the regular light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs (CFLs...

Lightbulbs!

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 29 November 2008 in Energy Efficiency

Look up at your ceiling and what do you see? Is that a dirty old light bulb hanging from your ceiling? I KNOW you have been thinking with your peace necklace and your ‘no war for oil’ bumper sticker that maybe you should replace that dang thing with a CFL. It’s understandable. I mean think about it...

A Bright Idea

Posted by ep-admin on Saturday, 14 June 2008 in Energy Efficiency

Delta-Montrose Electric Assn. is giving its members free compact fluorescent light bulbs, a move that could the coop says could ultimately save up to $4 million in power costs. Source, The Denver Post-Business-Monday, June 16, 2008 This utility's 25,000 Western Slope of Colorado will get coupons f...