Tag: green
New York’s Tallest Building Is Now One of Its Greenest
by Bruce Watson on Mar.18, 2011, under Towing
The Empire State Building is perhaps best remembered as the site of King Kong’s last stand, but in real life, the monkey on the building’s back wasn’t a giant gorilla — it was a giant electricity bill. But that was before one of the most remarkable green renovations ever undertaken.
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New York’s Tallest Building Is Now One of Its Greenest originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 18 Mar 2011 08:00:00.
Filed Under: Energy, Economy, People, Media, Green, Real Estate
Using Your Easy-Bake Oven Is About to Become Difficult
by Sarah Gilbert on Mar.14, 2011, under Towing
The Easy-Bake Oven is falling victim to the fight against global warming. The incandescent light bulbs that heat the toy ovens are being phased out in 2012 in favor of energy-efficient compact fluorescents. But precisely because they are energy efficient, they don’t get hot enough to bake a cookie.
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Using Your Easy-Bake Oven Is About to Become Difficult originally appeared on DailyFinance on Mon, 14 Mar 2011 11:00:00.
Filed Under: General Electric , Green
Is Concentrated Solar Technology Ready to Rise?
by Danny King on Mar.09, 2011, under Towing
Research firm Strategy Analytics projects that global installations of concentrated photovoltaic technologies, which use lenses, mirrors or other optics to concentrate sunlight and direct it in to solar cells, will nearly triple every year for the next four years.
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Is Concentrated Solar Technology Ready to Rise? originally appeared on DailyFinance on Wed, 09 Mar 2011 19:00:00.
It May Be Time to Get Used to Costly Gas Prices
by Joseph Lazzaro on Mar.05, 2011, under Towing
And that means it may be time for owners of gas-thirsty SUVs and cars to start considering the switch so many Americans are loath to make: to a far more fuel-efficient vehicle. Looking out over the next several years, it’s hard to see oil — and gasoline — falling back to earlier lows.
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It May Be Time to Get Used to Costly Gas Prices originally appeared on DailyFinance on Sat, 05 Mar 2011 08:00:00.
A Growing Role for Tourism in Sustainable Development
by Tanya Mohn on Mar.04, 2011, under Towing
In a somewhat surprising report, The U.N. Environment Programme says one of the most promising green industries — at least when it comes to creating economic growth, reducing poverty, fueling job creation and addressing major environmental challenges — turns out to be tourism.
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A Growing Role for Tourism in Sustainable Development originally appeared on DailyFinance on Fri, 04 Mar 2011 16:40:00.
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