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VampirePowerSucks.com: How Much Are You Bleeding?

Have you banished all your vampires, or do you still have some lurking around the corners of your home? Here's a snazzy new "Vampire Awareness" Web site and video......

EcoSmart Fireplace Lets You Move Your Heat Around

So we're sitting here typing away with a comforter and furry slippers in an attempt to keep warm without turning on the heater. It's currently 38 degrees outside. I guess fall just got its butt kick...

Team Germany Wins Solar Decathlon

Team Germany’s surPLUShome won this year’s Solar Decathlon, making it their second victory in a row. With a façade covered almost entirely in solar panels, the house created twice the amount of...

14 Ways To Keep Warm Without Turning the Heat On or Up

Okay granted, unlike most of my fellow Re-Nest bloggers, I live in Los Angeles. Lately, however, we've had quite the spell of cold and rainy weather, and the same thick plaster walls that keep my h...

Rocking Powered Murakami Chair by Rochus Jacob

Why waste valuable kinetic energy created while leisurely rocking when you could power an OLED lamp while doing so? That's probably the question that spurred on this design by Rochus Jacob, resulting ...

How To: Make Sure You Maintain A High Albedo
Green Architect

(Welcome to Scott, one of the finalists for our Green Architect blogger search. He's writing from Boston. Comment away!) I don’t know if any of you are quite as crazy as I am and dream of someda...

Green Insulation: Rockwool

Rockwool was used in Anne's Sunny Renovation Yesterday we told you about a great construction material, cellulose insulation. Another great material you may have noticed popping up in a lot of our ...

Hot or Not? The Dyson Air Multiplier

We were one of the first to write about the new Dyson Air Multiplier, a fan without blades. At around $300, it can apparently cool you off for 1/50th of the energy of an air conditioning unit. ...

MyEmissionsExchange.com: Save Energy, Earn Cash

Here's a no-brainer fact: lower your utility bills and you'll save cash. What if you could get double rewards? Save money and earn money at the same time? Sounds too good to be true? Not this ti...

Inspiration: Solar Decathlon 2009

Yesterday kicked off the 4th Solar Decathlon. We look forward to seeing what creative and forward thinking designs the students come up with not only because they look cool, but also because they ca...

Lehr Eco Trimmer

Gasoline-powered yard tools are notorious for having poor emissions, but the alternative, electric powered tools, are often underpowered or inconvenient. The Lehr Eco trimmer aims to change that wit...

Taiwan Crematorium Uses Heat From Dead Bodies to Cool Living Ones

OK, while we hope none of you are cremating remains as part of a home business venture, the energy plan designed by the Taipei Second Funeral Parlor in Taiwan is something that might be able to be ...

How To: Make Your Own Draft Dodger

It's starting to get chilly. (We actually wore socks to bed last night.) So that means that we're going to have to turn the heat on soon. And when we turn the heat on, we like to keep as much of it ...

Sneak Peek, Part I: The CharityWorks GreenHouse
McLean, Virginia

For all of you quick to equate "showhouse" with "ho-hum," take heart! Today we skipped over the river to the much-anticipated preview of the CharityWorks GreenHouse where we swooned over the work of ...

Perfect Flush by Brondell

The Perfect Flush turns any standard toilet into a push-button dual-flush toilet. It installs in just 30 minutes and, according to the manufacturer, can reduce a toilet's overall water use by up to ...

Urban Tree Forge at the G-20 Summit

Remember our friend Jason's project with Urban Tree Forge? Well, they've been busy again. This time for the G-20 economic summit at the Phipps Conservatory. Urban Tree Forge was asked to create 12 o...

This Weekend: National Solar Tour

Do you like our green tours, but wish you could see something in person? This weekend is your opportunity to see a ton of green homes: the ASES National Solar Tour is the world's largest grassroots...

More Energy and Safety Tips for Fall

Fall is upon us! Where I live, the days are already shorter, and it is certainly getting colder! Before it gets too cold (or dark) make sure your home is ready for energy efficiency and safety. We ...

Fall Home Maintenance To-Do List
Kiplinger.com

As much as I hate to admit it, fall is here. It's still warm in the Bay Area, but yesterday I felt that hint of crispness in the air. When the weather starts to turn cool, it's a good time to get yo...

The Most Useless Energy-Related Products?

Have you ever heard of an energy retrofit that just sounded too good to be true, like insulating paint or passive fresh air inlets? This list has some obvious picks, but a couple on here might just ...

Philips Offers New Bulb For $10 Million "L Prize"
The New York Times

Philips — the large Dutch electronics manufacturer — announced last week that it submitted the first entry for the L Prize, a contest run by the Department of Energy that plans to award ...

The Piet Stove: A Smoke-Free Indoor Ethanol Stove

This portable, clean burning, installation free stove is one of a kind. Designed to be used like an electric area heater, it burns ethanol, a clean burning and stable fuel source......

Masdar City: A Zero-Emissions City

What if there was a city that was completely run on solar — where there were no cars, but instead a few thousand specially designed solar-powered vehicles to transport its citizens? What woul...

Lightbulbs: Shedding Light on the Power of Choice

I've heard many interior designers express disdain over the quality of light emitted from fluorescent light bulbs. However, incandescent bulbs will be phased out starting January 2010, unless someon...

Curio House: Boston's Entry in the Solar Decathlon

Are you thinking about building a solar powered and water-efficient home? Then you might want to get yourself to Washington, D.C. next month and check out The Solar Decathlon, a Department of Energ...

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