News tagged with energy savings
Detroit unsure over the future of green cars
The US auto industry remains unsold over the future of "green cars" such as electrics and hybrids, as carmakers struggle with the first steps in a market most agree shows promise over the long term.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Obama, Clinton to announce energy saving program
(AP) -- Enlisting former President Bill Clinton as a partner, President Barack Obama is announcing a $4 billion effort to increase the energy efficiency of government and private sector buildings, aiming for fuel savings ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Dec 02, 2011 |
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The Nest: A thermostat that's eager to learn in order to help you save
Just in time for the high season of thermostat tweaking comes a nifty, energy-saving household gizmo with some serious tech cred: The Nest Learning Thermostat from Nest Labs, a Silicon Valley startup partially funded by Google ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Nov 01, 2011 |
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Apple alums give home thermostats a new twist
Nest Labs, a startup founded by former Apple engineers, hopes to do for home thermostats what their former employer did for smartphones -- make them hip and intuitive.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Oct 25, 2011 |
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Green roofs save money, energy but challenge Texas plants
When contractors talk of green buildings, they mean environmentally friendly and energy saving.
Oct 20, 2011 |
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Invention saving consumers trillions of watt hours and millions of dollars
A University of California, San Diego technology that significantly reduces the amount of energy wasted by chips in computers, mobile phones and other electronic devices has recently passed the trillion watt-hour ...
Sep 07, 2011 |
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Culture influences people's response to climate change
(Medical Xpress) -- How people choose to consume resources and use contraception influences their responses to climate change, according to a team of psychologists.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Jun 29, 2011 |
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Turning hot air into energy savings
A team of students from the Bourns College of Engineering at the University of California, Riverside have been selected for a $15,000 grant from the EPA to develop a system could cut electricity bills up to 16 percent by ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 16, 2011 |
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Can a greenhouse grow energy savings, too?
A grocery store, greenhouse, hotel and community college will be among a diverse group of West Coast organizations testing the next generation of fuel cells that produce both electric power and heat while ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jun 15, 2011 |
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Huge old home of US envoy to Belgium goes green
(AP) -- Enormous 18th-century houses aren't known as the most energy-efficient buildings in the world. But now the 230-year-old residence of the U.S. ambassador to Belgium has gone green, thanks in large measure to donations ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Apr 15, 2011 |
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Test of building smart sensors yields big energy savings
(PhysOrg.com) -- To reduce energy consumption in commercial buildings, computer scientists at the University of California, San Diego have come up with a way to use real-time occupancy sensors and computer ...
Apr 14, 2011 |
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New approach to programming may boost 'green' computing
A Binghamton University computer scientist with an interest in "green" software development has received the National Science Foundation's most prestigious award for young researchers.
Technology / Computer Sciences
Mar 24, 2011 |
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I-SAVE could reduce your energy usage, save you cash (w/ video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- We all want to decrease our energy consumption. That does not mean that we want to spend all of our time and energy thinking about it. This is where a good feedback system can come in handy. They can give ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Mar 11, 2011 |
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The 22.8-year switch: GE's Energy Smart LED
As the common household incandescent bulb marches towards extinction (they'll be completely phased out in the U.S. by 2014), the "battle of the bulb" heats up with CFLs, LEDs, and a new long-lasting contender, ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Dec 20, 2010 |
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Understanding consumer behavior: Make them think it was their idea or decision?
Consumers value goals they've chosen on their own more than those that are imposed on them, according to a new study in the Journal of Consumer Research.
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 15, 2010 |
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