• Energy Efficient TV: No Waste Like Home - New environmental/energy efficiency home makeover show called "No Waste Like Home" now being broadcast last in the United Kingdom.  Fun ways you can save money and save the environment. (Alt-Energy-Blog; Aug. 19, 2005)

• Household Waste Recycling Doubles in England - Recycling of household waste doubled over the last four years in England with more than a fifth of rubbish being sent for reuse, though potential is three times that: 60% of waste. (Reuters; Sept. 15, 2005)

• 100 Items To Disappear First In A Panic - Many have to do with energy: #1. Generators; #2. Water Filters/Purifiers; #4. Seasoned Firewood; #5. Lamp Oil, Wicks, Lamps;  #6. Coleman Fuel;  #12. Charcoal & Lighter fluid;  #14. Mini Heater head; #16. Propane Cylinders. (Rense; May 21, 2006)

• Gluttony's big bang - On average, an American consumes as much energy as two Japanese, six Mexicans, 13 Chinese, 31 Indians, 128 Bangladeshis or 370 Ethiopians, reports mindfully.org.  Every day Americans eat 815 billion calories of food (roughly 200 billion more than needed) - enough to feed 80 million people - and throw out 200,000 tons of edible food. (Salt Lake Tribune; Nov. 17, 2006)

• Microsoft could save 45 million tons of CO2 emissions with a few lines of computer code - Microsoft estimates that it costs $55 to $70 per year for an average business to allow one computer to sit idle. Multiply that times 100 million computers and you realize that the world spends $5 to $7 billion dollars every year powering inactive computers. (Foreign Policy; Nov. 15, 2006)

• Hy-Tech ceramic paint additive has insulating properties - Paint additive by Hy-Tech Thermal Solutions is a NASA-based technology using an exclusive blend of insulating ceramic microspheres or "vacuum beads".  The inexpensive and easy-to-use product helps keep heat out in the summer and in during the winter.

• US$50 fridge gadget increases efficiency - The the e-cube, invented by British engineers, significantly reduces by around 30% the energy used by fridges and freezers, which are estimated to consume about a fifth of all domestic electricity in the UK.  The one-size-fits-all, retrofit, wax device, barely three inches wide, fits around the temperature sensor, to more accurately reflect the temperature of the contents.  (Guardian, UK; Mar. 17, 2007)

• Twenty Free Ways to Save Energy - Consumer Reports gives a teaser to their forthcoming book The Complete Guide to Reducing Energy Costs by presenting an article titled: "20 Free Ways to Save Energy." The list includes: wash clothes in cold water, turn down the heat/ac in the winter/summer, and set the hot water heater at 120° F. (TreeHugger; Sept. 25, 2006)

• Energy Efficient Home Articles (.com) - There are presently 697 articles in the Energy Efficient Home Articles' database from 512 diverse authors, providing helpful information about energy efficient homes.

• sEnergy Solution introducing motor-, lighting-, and thermal-control efficiency retrofit solutions - Their mission is to get more out of existing systems, while saving energy and money, and extending life. (PESN; Oct. 20, 2006)

• Compost Toilets Bid Farewell to "Flush and Forget" - The "flush and forget" system is expensive and water-intensive, disrupts the nutrient cycle, and is a major source of disease in developing countries. Nutrients are lost from agriculture, and the nutrient overload has led to the death of many rivers and the formation of dead zones in ocean coastal regions. (TreeHugger; Oct. 29, 2007)

• EnerBrite Cuts Commercial Energy Costs by 30% - The EnerBrite control system includes a range of technologies from occupancy-sensing digital thermostats, lighting controls, and in-suite amenities, to a fully integrated energy management and communication system. Their SensorStat cuts energy costs by as much as 30%, with an ROI of around a year.

• 25 Gadgets that will save you money (and maybe the environment) - List includes battery chargers, "smart" power strips, electricity usage monitor, efficiency power supply, compact fluorescent bulbs, efficient shower heads, fuel efficient scooter, solar outdoor lighting, programmable thermostat, efficient space heater, solar Christmas lights, remote control power strips. (TreeHugger; Dec. 20, 2006)

• Texcote: Solar-Reflective Paint - TexCote is claimed to be 10 times thicker than normal paint and contain a special reflective pigment. It reduces temperatures, and is robust, and is said to have a low volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions. (TreeHugger; Aug. 31, 2006)

• Aeroseal - Seals air duct leaks from the inside, using small sealant particles that deposit at the leaks without coating the interior of the duct system, providing energy savings up to 40%.

• Device cuts air conditioner power use by 8% - Cell-phone-sized device costing around US$12.50 is attached to an air-conditioner by a series of tubes, which collect condensation drops. The water is pumped to the device, which turns it into a fine mist that is sprayed on the back of the air-conditioner, cooling it down significantly. (Shanghai Daily; Aug. 9, 2006)

• No Mow Grass for Eco-friendly Lawn - Low maintenance lawn requires less chemicals, watering and mowing. It's all natural, organic Supine bent (not genetically modified). Southern Mix includes a 50/50 native. Alpine fescue for hot dry areas. Shortest grass available. Soft & cool on bare feet.

• Insulated Electrical Box - Excessive and uncontrolled heat loss occurs at electrical boxes when those boxes are located on exterior walls between the conditioned space inside the home and the unconditioned atmosphere outside of the home. IBCofUSA presents an electrical box designed to address this problem.

• PAX Scientific mimics nature's design for fans - Company designs fans, impellers, propellers, mixers based on the geometries of a whirlpool. The result is an approximate 33% improvement in efficiency, reduced noise, size and cost. (PESWiki)

• Sanyo's Aqua: Wash Clothes Without Water - Sanyo's Aqua AWD-AQ1 washing machine can clean your clothes without water. Oxygen in the air is converted to ozone, which kills bacteria, eliminates odors, dirt, or other organic matter. A "normal" washing cycle is also available that uses much less water compared to conventional machines. Water recycled from the rinse cycle is stored inside a tank, where ozone microbubbles are injected, purifying the water. (TreeHugger; Feb. 6, 2006)

• Ecoballs can save as much as 80% on laundry bills - Ecoballs produce ionized oxygen that activates the water molecules naturally and allows them to penetrate deep into clothing fibers to lift dirt away. They are also hyperallegenic, antibacterial, chemical free, and gentle on colors and delicate fabrics. (TreeHugger; May 12, 2006)

• Sybarite's Modular Tree Dwelling - From Sybarite, in the U.K., comes this retro-futuristic concept, which would install rural housing above the tree line. (TreeHugger; Jan. 29, 2006)

• Eat a steak, warm the planet - A kilogram (2.2 pounds) of beef causes more greenhouse-gas and other pollution than driving for three hours while leaving all the lights on back home, according to a Japanese study. (PhysOrg; July 18, 2007)

• Uneven surfaces conserve fuel  - Tiny regular bumps on a surface, such as the wing of an airplane, can substantially reduce total air resistance, and thereby the consumption of fuel according to wind tunnel tests at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden. (PhysOrg; Feb. 22, 2006)
  [This is a corollary principle to why a Tesla turbine works.]

• Accelerating Sustainability: New Super-Green Research Lab - The Centre for Interactive Research for Sustainability's "living laboratory" project at the University of Vancouver is being hailed as the highest-performing, most environmentally innovative building ever to be conceived of and built in North America. (Treehugger; Jan. 24, 2006)

• Conservation > Smart new meters to cut power - Interval meters in Australia provide hour by hour electricity consumption data, which enables consumers to gauge when to run what appliances in order to reduce their usage during expensive, high-peak times of day. (The Australian; Feb. 7, 2006)

• Cut energy use in small office buildings by 30% through pre-cooling - engineers from Purdue University have developed a control algorithm for the process of running air conditioning at cooler-than-normal settings in the morning and then raising the thermostat to warmer-than-normal settings in the afternoon. (Purdue; Jan. 17, 2006) (See Slashdot discussion)

• This big ol' house - Trend toward larger homes with fewer occupants lends to increased energy demands, such as two washers & driers, more lights, double kitchens, more electronic gadgets.  Still there are ways to conserve without impinging quality. (SLTribune; Aug. 14, 2005)

• Learning how to save energy - Examples from home and business owners who practice energy conservation, incorporate energy efficient and environmentally friendly products, and have installed renewable energy sources into their buildings.  Announcing event cosponsored by PlymothEnergy.org. (Laconia Citizen; Sept. 21, 2005)

• Mankind benefits from eating less meat - If people were to eat more vegetable proteins instead of animal proteins, this would result in multiple – and much-needed – benefits; positively affecting sustainable energy production, sustainable water use, biodiversity, human health and animal welfare. (PhysOrg; Apr. 6, 2006)

• Bush's Loaded Cars Guzzle the Gas - Getting President Bush from here to there consumes an enormous amount of fuel, whether he's aboard Air Force One, riding in a helicopter or on the ground in a heavily armored limousine. The bill gets steeper every day as the White House is rocked by the same energy prices as regular drivers. (AP; Aug. 25, 2005)

• How Green is Google? - While doing many things as a company toward sustainability, Google’s founders are among those who indulge in a trend among the ultra rich to purchase jumbo jets for private use.  Their 767 burns roughly 7,000 gallons of jet fuel on a trip between New York and San Francisco. (TreeHugger; Oct. 19, 2006) (NY Times)

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