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• ‘Great Green Fleet’ Tests Biofuels in Hawaii Exercise

  

  Building on its goal of energy independence, the United States Navy recently undertook its “Green Fleet” biofuel tests. Late last year we wrote that the Navy... Read more

  Posted on 28 August 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• We’re Rewarding You Just for Reading Along with Us!

  

  Ready to WIN something just for doing your “homework?”Lucky for you, we’re in a promotional mood and feel like giving something away to our best reader! What ar... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Product Review: Niagara Conservation’s Sava Spa Showerhead

  

  The other day I received the Sava Spa Showerhead, a low-flow product from Niagara Conservation in the mail. I was expecting a tiny device, but as you can see... Read more

  Posted on 27 August 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Is Sustainable Development an Oxymoron?

  

  In a recent post on the Rio +20 Summit, Nick said “Getting so many people together in one room to decide how to continue increasing economic growth without... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• The System Is Anathema to Walking

  

  I’ve taken the past few weeks off from writing, not because of a lack of things that infuriate me as a pedestrian, but because of an uncertainty as to the... Read more

  Posted on 26 August 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Streetcar Vs. Bus-Rapid Transit: Which is Best for Your Community?

  

  Despite the recent economic downturn, communities continue to grow and change. Local governments are having to think even more strategically about how to... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Double Set of Five Friday Facts: Traveling the Northeast Corridor Part 2

  

  As a follow up to last week’s Five Friday Facts, and the post earlier this week about high speed rail, both of which were derived from a recent article in the... Read more

  Posted on 25 August 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Re-visiting Vegetarianism

  

  For a while we have been making only one meal a week with meat, to help financially and environmentally.  I kept telling myself this was good enough, but... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Mitt Romney Releases His Energy Plan

  

  Former Massachusetts Governor and presumptive Republican presidential Mitt Romney nominee released his energy plan yesterday, which can be found here.... Read more

  Posted on 24 August 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• How Much Energy Do Hospitals Use?

  

  This was the exact question answered by a 2007 Commercial Building Energy Consumption Survey (CBECS) on the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA)... Read more

  Posted on 23 August 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Putting High Speed Rail Back on Track

  

  Early in the current presidential administration high speed rail was bandied about as a potential boon for the economy and the environment. Read more

  Posted on 22 August 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• US CO2 Emissions Hit Lowest Level in 20 Years

  

  For the first quarter (January to March) of 2012, carbon dioxide emissions in the United States hit their lowest level since 1992. Read more

  Posted on 21 August 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• 7 Large Scale Solar Projects Given Green Light

  

  Earlier this month, the Obama Administration gave the green light to 7 large scale solar and wind projects on federal land. These installations have been... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• From Two in One Week to Two in One Day

  

  I realize it’s a small, nonrepresentative sample size, but I saw two electric cars on the same day recently. I first wrote about seeing two electric cars in... Read more

  Posted on 20 August 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Meatless Monday: Frittata

  

  One great way to have an easy vegetarian meal, in honor of Meatless Monday, is to have breakfast for dinner. This is a common occurrence in my household. One... Read more

  Posted on 19 August 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Five Friday Facts: Traveling the Northeast Corridor

  

  This week’s Five Friday Facts come via a recent article in the New York Times which looked at the increase in ridership on Amtrak’s Northeast Corridor line. Read more

  Posted on 17 August 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Toyota CEO Confirms $50,000 Hydrogen Sedan for 2015

  

  Though word had been out for a while that Toyota was aiming to produce a hydrogen-powered sedan (called the FCV-R), Jim Lentz, Toyota Motor Sales President and... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Gates Foundation Aims to “Reinvent the Toilet”

  

  Waste, the kind that humans flush down the toilet, consumes vast amounts of water and can cause the spread of disease when disposed of in unsanitary ways.... Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Industry Spotlight: Alta Bicycle Share

  

  Since moving back to Arlington, Virginia, I have noticed that a number of bike sharing stations run by Capital Bikeshare have been set-up around the area. Read more

  Posted on 16 August 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT

• Department of Energy Teams Up with Park Service

  

  In what seems like a perfect match, the United States’ Department of Energy recently announced $1.1 million in funding for fuel efficient and alternative fuel... Read more

  Posted on 14 August 2012 ECO-LIVING, ENVIRONMENT