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Republican presidential candidate Rep. Michele Bachmann has said a few doozies in her day, but on Saturday she got particularity devoid of truth with her claims that the US has more energy resources than any other country but isn't exploiting them because of unidentified "radical environmentalists."
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Table 2. Central air conditioning equipment usage varies by region Image credit:EIA
Based on the most recent USEIA Residential Energy Consumption Survey, regional preferences for thermostat use are surprisingly divergent. Specifically, proportionately fewer Southern state residents have programmable thermostats. Only 38% of Southern homes have one for their central air systems, whereas in the rest of the USA, 57% do.
The survey also tells us central air systems are most common in th...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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We've long heard how OLEDs (organic light emitting diodes) are poised to change the home electronics market thanks to their energy efficiency, but what about large-scale applications like lighting up urban buildings and façades?
UrbanTiles, created by Israeli designer Meidad Marzan, offers a glimpse into how ...Read the full story on TreeHugger
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Who says we have to choose between jobs and the environment? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is starting a sort of Public Works program for the Great Lakes --- prioritizing funding for restoration projects that put the unemployed back to work. The money in play is only $6 million, however. Maybe there's more to come?
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Scientists are suggesting that the warmer weather that occurs every four years through El Nino has a domino effect on poorer tropical societies, which can cause civil war. It's no secret that unfortunate weather conditions such as drought can lead to unrest, but the link to El Nino adds another dimension to the argument. Scientists are suggesting that 1 out of every five civil wars has in fact been caused by El Nino, according to Read the full story on TreeHugger
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