Instead Of Tripling–Cut City Energy Use 25% By 2050?
January 19th, 2015 | by Sandy Dechert
What if we could cut city energy use by about one-fourth, from 730 EJ to 540 EJ, in 2050? The alternative is [&hellip
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Investing In Africa Climate Adaptation Also Aids Development
August 14th, 2014 | by Sandy Dechert
The United Nations Environment Programme released a report yesterday that responds to a 2013 report on the potentially crippling costs [&hellip
Responding To Obama’s Action Plan, SolarCity Unveils Energy Explorer
June 27th, 2013 | by Joshua S Hill
A national leader in clean energy services, SolarCity has responded to US President Obama’s call for reduced carbon pollution and [&hellip
Rapid Change Needed In Way We Supply, Use Energy
April 19th, 2013 | by Giles Parkinson
This article first appeared on RenewEconomy By Giles Parkinson and Sophie Vorrath The International Energy Agency has painted a bleak [&hellip
Business Energy Use Infographic
April 4th, 2012 | by Zachary Shahan
Ecova, which we noted the other day won a 2012 ENERGY STAR Sustained Excellence Award and has a long history [&hellip
Apartment Buildings Could Save Billions with Energy Efficiency Improvements
January 31st, 2012 | by Joshua S Hill
A new report shows that multifamily buildings---analyst-speak for apartment buildings---could save residents and owners both up to $3.4 billion across America if simple energy efficiency upgrades were made
International Energy Agency: 5 Years to Change or Be Changed
November 11th, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
Climate scientists have warned us (for decades). Some politicians have warned us. Military reports have warned us. And citizens [&hellip
Your Air Conditioner May Be Lying To You
July 26th, 2011 | by Charis Michelsen
Japan’s Consumer Agency has published information relating to 11 separate air conditioner manufacturing companies, regarding inappropriate energy usage rate displays. The eleven companies (who remain unnamed as of yet) conducted A/C capacity tests and calculated energy use to display to the consumer, who is generally unaware of how much air flows through the unit or how much energy is used
Energy in an Hour {Infographic}
May 17th, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
Ever wonder how much energy is used by your different major appliances or electronics? Or how much energy all such appliances and electronics in the U.S. use? Here's some info on that for four big ones: TVs, computers, clothes dryers, and refrigerators
How Bad Ideas Keep Rebounding Into Public Discourse: The Rebound Effect and Its Refutation
May 16th, 2011 | by Guest Contributor
I covered the rebound effect here on CleanTechnica a couple months ago. The common argument of rebound effect enthusiasts is that energy efficiency actually increases energy use. Sound hard to believe? Yeah, that's because it's not true. Anyway, NRDC's David Goldstein, Sierra Martinez, and Robin Roy delved into this topic in more depth recently and I'm reposting a great article by David Goldstein on their new report below
Look Inside the Biggest Websites’ Data Centers {INFOGRAPHIC}
April 22nd, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
I received this from a friend this week and thought it was worth a share. Interesting information on data centers and, in particular, the data centers of the web's biggest sites -- Facebook, Google, Yahoo, WordPress, Plenty of Fish, and more. Check it out
The Rebound Effect/Jevons Paradox: Not as Strong as Pseudo-Environmentalists Claim
March 15th, 2011 | by Zachary Shahan
You would think, intuitively, that energy efficiency is good — it saves us money and is good for the environment. Some have tried to argue that isn't actually true, that increased efficiency results in greater energy demand and usage. They seem to have confused themselves, though, because that just isn't true
Apple's New Smart-Home Dashboard Saves Money, Energy
January 18th, 2010 | by Jerry James Stone
[social_buttons] Apple has filed for two patents using powerline networking and the HomePlug standard so that users can manage the [&hellip
Why Energy Efficient Buildings Are Worth the Investment
January 18th, 2010 | by Derek Markham
Investing in energy efficiency is a critical piece of the climate change puzzle. Given that the built environment accounts for [&hellip
Smart Plugs (TalkingPlugs) for Your Home
November 9th, 2009 | by Zachary Shahan
Zerofootprint has created a new “TalkingPlug” that will help you to better monitor the energy usage of different appliances and [&hellip
U.S. Energy Use Drops in 2008 [Infographics]
August 17th, 2009 | by Timothy B. Hurst
Americans used more solar, nuclear, biomass and wind energy in 2008 than they did in 2007, according to the most [&hellip
Spam Wasted 33 Billion Kilowatt-Hours of Electricity in 2008
April 20th, 2009 | by Timothy B. Hurst
Conservationists have long been uncomfortable with the environmental impact of the mountains of catalogs, credit card offers, coupons, and other [&hellip
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