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Cost Effective Electricity Savings 0° (no replies)

‘Micro-generation’ simply put utilizing renewable energy at a home/household level. Otherwise known as ‘Green Energy’. Formulating a plan of action that suits your households situation is also driven by the householders motives, usually one or a combination of wanting to; save money, reduce your households environmental impact, or improve the ...

Started by Michael S. in April 2011, about Energy Saving

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SAVE 100 Million gallons of water in 2011 just by voting!! 1° (1 reply)

Help us save 100 million gallons of water in 200 schools across 8 drought States (Texas, Florida, Colorado, New Mexico, Arizona, Nevada, California and Hawaii). Just go to www.refresheverything.com/lifeneedswater and click on "Vote for this Idea". No need to register because you can choose to login via your Facebook account. ...

Started by Lee S. in November 2010, about Action, Protest, & Activism, Children and Families, Education, Energy Saving, Green energy, Lifestyle & Behavior, Rivers, Lakes, and Oceans, Water

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Ford's Focus on the Environment 11° (6 replies)

Hello everyone, My name is Lynn, and I am a community manager reaching out to your on behalf of Ford Motor Company. I hope that it's okay that, that I wanted to add this thread to the forum to let everyone know that Ford is running a video submission contest ...

Started by Lynn K. in December 2010, about Agriculture & Food, Air Quality, Biofuels & Alternative Energy, Carbon Sequestration, Coal & Oil, Energy Saving, Green energy, Nuclear, Solar

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wind energy 4° (4 replies)

What has been the experience of this forum in wind-solar hybrids? In theory, they are a great combination owing to the complimentary nature of the two resources (wind blows most when the sun shines least and vice versa), but in practice I have not seen too many large applications of ...

Started by Aypz K. in July 2010, about Energy Saving

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Which carbon footprint calculator to use? 24° (9 replies)

As there are so many out there in the internet, I'm not sure which ones are the best to use and why. Does anyone know? I'm guessing different ones will be better for different locations/types of carbon use too. Can anyone provide a high level breakdown of these too?

Started by Matthew W. in June 2008, about Carbon Trading, Clean Technologies, Climate Change, Energy Saving

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Do you shutdown your computer? 3° (3 replies)

I have conducted a survey in corporate environment. There a lot of power is wasted by peoples not turning of the computer while leaving the office. We need to practice shutting down the computer rather than locking it. Ethan www.greenilo.com Ideas for Green Eatrh

Started by Ethan M. in May 2010, about Energy Saving

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What is LEED? 1° (1 reply)

Whenever dealing with green building and living, you come across the abbreviation LEED: Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, which is the new benchmark in going green. LEED Certification provides independent, third party verification that a building project meets the highest green building and performance measures. Benefits include: Lower operating ...

Started by Barbara H. in May 2010, about Energy Saving

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How do you apply the triple bottom line in your life? 10° (no replies)

The environment, social equity, and economic factors make up the triple bottom line upon which all consumption decisions should be made. How do you prioritize them? How often do you apply them?

Started by C Robb W. in June 2008, about Agriculture & Food, Climate Change, Consumerism, Deforestation, Economics, Energy Saving, Environment & Wildlife, Logging, Water

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Does anyone know any great low carb food options for busy people? 4° (4 replies)

I'm trying pretty hard to find somewhere I can buy low carbon food options as I just don't have time to cook myself. What should I do?

Started by Matthew W. in June 2008, about Consumerism, Energy Saving, Food, Health

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