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Shade Tree Coverage Reduces Power Costs

Other Sciences / Other

created Nov 15, 2008 | popularity 4.6 / 5 (5) | comments 0

An Auburn University study sheds new light on just how valuable shade trees are in reducing homeowners’ electricity bills during hot summer months.


California study shows shade trees reduce summertime electricity use

Space & Earth / Environment

created Jan 05, 2009 | popularity 3.1 / 5 (7) | comments 5

A recent study shows that shade trees on the west and south sides of a house in California can reduce a homeowner's summertime electric bill by about $25.00 a year. The study, conducted last year on 460 single-family homes ...


Another reason to drink a nice cup of shade-grown joe

Biology /

created Dec 22, 2008 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

A new study published in the December 23rd issue of Current Biology, a Cell Press publication, reveals another "eco-friendly" reason to select shade-grown coffee over beans that were grown in the sun: Shade coffee farms ...


New Study: Home Energy Savings Are Made in the Shade

New Study: Home Energy Savings Are Made in the Shade

Technology / Energy

created May 06, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Trees positioned to shade the west and south sides of a house may decrease summertime electric bills by 5 percent on average, according to a recent study of California homes by researchers ...


Coffee cultivation good for diversity in agrarian settlements but not in forests

Biology /

created Feb 19, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Coffee shrubs, both in themselves and because they are most often cultivated in the shade of large trees, can have a positive impact on plant and animal diversity in those parts of the landscape that are deforested and dominated ...