Archive for November, 2009

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Treat energy efficiency like a utility

by Tom Laskawy
With David Leonhardt’s piece on a new weatherization program/jobs bill nicknamed “Cash for Caulkers” generating buzz, as well as questions, it seemed a good time to resurrect a post I wrote about a year ago on the general subject of energy efficiency improvement. I had been inspired by a lengthy Grist post […]

Christmas dinner recipes

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Is there a tradeoff between economics and the environment?

by Tom Konrad
This article was first published on Clean Energy Wonk.

California’s RETI process lends insight into the near-term prospects of solar, wind, geothermal, and biomass.  

In September, California’s RenewableEnergy Transmission Initiative (RETI) released their Phase2A report, which outlined potential transmission corridors to collectrenewable energy from Competitive Renewable Energy Zones (CREZ) that had beenidentified in previous […]

holiday centerpieces

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Bill McKibben says time is running out on climate delays

by Grist
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Lovely Foliage Plants

From frilly fronds to big, bold, brightly colored leaves, foliage houseplants set the tone in any room. Choose from the selection of attractive tropical beauties described here to dress up your home. Slide 1 of 25 Top Trees Aralia Balfour aralia

Christmas lights

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Bring on all the water news—the good, the bad and the ugly

by Daniel Moss
It’s not so unusual to see water stories topping the news these days. Even when that news is very bad, that’s very good news indeed.

The stories are frequently troubling; they should be. Climate change is increasing the ferocity of floods and droughts and water privatization is drowning our democracy. But it’s about […]