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Report: UK most energy efficient of world’s largest economies
It lacks the glitz or glamour of the Olympics but the UK won a race that really does matter on Thursday, taking the gold in energy efficiency. A report launched in Washington by the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy on Thursday ranked the UK first among the world’s 12…
Leaks reveal UK worked to undercut Europe’s greenhouse gas initiatives
The government has been trying to water down key environmental regulations in Brussels despite trumpeting its commitment to green issues at home, leaked documents show. The papers, seen by the Guardian, reveal British officials repeatedly trying to prevent the adoption of European Union rules on energy efficiency, curtailing the proposals…
App makes saving energy social at Facebook
An application released on Tuesday plugs into the power ofFacebook to make saving energy an online community affair. The social networking colossus worked with the Natural Resources Defense Council and energy information software specialty firmOpower to launch the mini-program with an initial reach of more than 20 million US households. The application – available online at…
Who needs money when you could shake a fist at someone?
From Ezra, a story both inspiring and troubling story highlighting how important energy conservation will be to greening America. Refrigerators consume a lot of energy; all alone, they account for almost fifteen per cent of the average home’s electricity use. In the mid nineteen-seventies, California—the state Chu now lives in—set…
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