First-of-Its-Kind Veterans Housing Project Includes Green Energy Component Reuters Combining this new vision for housing with renewable energy principles was a logical step.
Discovery’s Planet Green blog has posted some interesting facts about alternative energy that I thought the readers of green-yourself would like. Enjoy: 600%: The highest average efficiency of a ground source heat pump in the winter, compared to 250 percent for air-source pumps. 15: Percentage of the average household electricity bill that goes toward lighting [...]
One of the best ways I’ve found to lower my electric bill is simply to replace every old light bulb in my house to a compact fluorescent version. I thought I was a relatively early adopter in this sense, until I saw this article on TreeHugger. Turns out some people already have working prototypes of [...]
The Department of Energy has announced the first round of funding associated with the American Recovery Act’s overhaul of the renewable energy Production Tax Credit, or PTC. $502.6 million of the $3 billion will be allocated to 12 projects across the country, listed in the table from Earth & Industry below, and it appears the [...]