But Nike says, “reducing our own contributions toward climate change is a primary aim of our sustainability strategy.” Continue reading
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Study: ‘Green’ hot water systems fail to deliver on promises
Two researchers affiliated with the Virginia Tech College of Engineering have published a paper which reports that hot water recirculating systems touted as “green,” actually use both more energy and water than their standard counterparts. The research found that the “so-called green” hot water recirculation systems used more net water than the conventional systems after accounting for water needed to produce the extra energy. Continue reading
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Green Hell: “We’re blinded by next door’s solar panels”
Mr Phipps, 51, says his three-bedroom detached home is lit up “like a tanning salon” for several hours a day when the sun shines. Continue reading
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Hair spray targeted by Utah air pollution regulators: ‘There will be a lot of angry women’
“This just wrecks the hair spray and it doesn’t help the inversion.” Continue reading
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Report: Carbon tax hits Aussie hospitals’ bottom lines
Hurting hospitals while not saving the planet seems foolish. Continue reading
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Study: Cold cities less sustainable than warm cities — Not green: Minneapolis, Milwaukee, Rochester, Buffalo and Chicago
“In simple terms, it takes less energy to cool a room down by one degree than it does to heat it up by one degree.” Continue reading
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Deutsche Welle: Are cows climate killers?
Karlsruhe Institute of Technology prof Klaus Butterbach-Bahl dictates, “Your piece of schnitzel doesn’t have to be bigger than your plate – there’s simply no reason for that.” Continue reading
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ClimateProgress: Northeasterners should switch from oil, gas to switchgrass pellets for heating
Who wouldn’t want to shovel switchgrass pellets all winter — and for marginal savings on the fossil fuel bill? Continue reading
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Lom-Gore-Borg spoils terrific anti-Earth Hour video message with his own peculiar brand of climate alarmism
Our planet does not need to be “saved” from climate change, nor with green energy. Other than that, a rockin’ video. Continue reading
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Study: Liberal Homeowners Use Less Electricity
Why lefties should expect fewer summer visitors. Continue reading
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Report: New science standards to banish climate skepticism from classrooms
Adoption of the standards into curricula is being fast-tracked by publishers. Continue reading
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Store owners say plastic bag ban causes more shoplifting
“Thieves with reusable bags harder to track, Seattle store owners say.” Continue reading
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Cops: Woman Stabbed Roommate After Wasted Electricity Argument
“She faces charges of aggravated assault and terroristic threats.” Continue reading
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Enviro: Isn’t it ethical to use less heating?
“Turning the heating up is probably paying to heat the sky, as most energy disappears through the roof. Remind people of this and that you’d rather be chilly by choice than warm by compulsion.” Continue reading
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Video: Test driving the world’s smallest car — aka the ‘Hybrid Death Trap’
“If you’ve ever wondered how much further auto manufacturers could go with small economy vehicles like the Smart Car, we may have your answer.” Continue reading
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Red tape trips up France’s green energy hopes for wind power
Enviros says “non” to everything. Continue reading
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Seven Eco-Friendly Options at Fast-Food Chains
French fries are vegan! Continue reading
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Guardian: When will we stop wasting fossil fuels by burning them?
Let’s save them for tomorrow so we can save them for the next day? The author must also have missed the news about fracking and the trillion-barrel find in Australia. Continue reading
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State Department rewrites population essay by Crocodile Hunter’s daughter
“When I got the essay back after they edited it, it was completely different. I hadn’t said anything they had put in … my words were twisted and altered and changed. I was a little bit shocked to tell you the truth.” Continue reading
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