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NEWS ABOUT: energy saving

energy saving stories: 5 news summaries

 Empire State Building 
 Going Green 

Makeover project hailed as a landmark for energy efficiency

Apr 7, 09 1:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - The Empire State Building is getting a makeover to reduce its King Kong-sized carbon footprint, NY1 reports. As part of a larger renovation, "green" improvements will be made to the 78-year-old building—including an update for all 6500 of the structure’s windows—to reduce its energy consumption by... More »

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New York City • green building • Manhattan • Empire State Building • energy saving • building

 Utilities' 
 Green Plea:
 Best Your 
 Neighbor  

Rating households by energy savings jolts consumers into curbing power use

Jan 31, 09 9:37 AM CST
(Newser) - Utilities have discovered that tapping into consumers' competitive urges is the most effective way to jolt them into using less energy, the New York Times reports. Sacramento—in a program now copied in at least 10 other major cities—began awarding smiley faces to customers who did well compared to... More »

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energy • utility companies • energy bill • energy saving • utilities

Venture Capitalists See
the Eco-Friendly Light

LED and other cleaner, efficient options attracted $100M in first quarter of '08

May 7, 08 8:38 PM CDT
(Newser) - Venture capitalists are swarming around firms developing LED (light-emitting diode) and similar lighting technologies beyond their current applications in calculators and cell phones, the San Jose Mercury News reports. Investors see new sources, using one-sixth of the power of incandescent bulbs, as environmentally friendly replacements for indoor and outdoor lighting. More »

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electricity • venture capital • green technology • LEDs • incandescent bulbs • energy saving • electrical circuits

IBM Creates a Cooler Supercomputer

Chilled water reduces energy needs for a more powerful machine

Apr 8, 08 1:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - IBM has found a way to squeeze five times the performance out of a supercomputer at just 40% of the power. The newest version of the Power 575 draws chilled water into the computer and runs it through copper plates above processors to cool them, before expelling the heated water,... More »

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IBM • energy saving • supercomputer • Power 575 • water-cooled processors

Wal-Mart Stores
Going Green

Retail giant lays out energy saving initiative

Jan 24, 08 3:55 AM CST
(Newser) - Retail giant Wal-Mart has launched an ambitious blueprint to go green, with plans to cut energy use of many of its products by 25%, and may even begin to sell hybrid cars and provide sustainable energy to charge them, reports the New York Times. Wal-Mart has already sold 145 million... More »

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H. Lee Scott • hybrid car • suppliers • energy saving • wind power • fluorescent light bulbs • Natural Resources Defense Council • electronic prescriptions • Families USA • Wal-Mart

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