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The NFL Steps up Environmental Program at Super Bowl
by Megan Brown on 02/03/2009

Tags: NFL, NFL environmental program, NFL's green commitments, Renewable energy for Super Bowl, Super Bowl 43

The NFL wants to minimize the impact of the Super Bowl on the host community.

This is the second year that the NFL has purchased renewable energy to offset the electricity needed for the five-day Super Bowl experience. The NFL has stepped up efforts to offset the carbon... [more]

@IdealBite - (S)UV Ray of Sunshine : Guilty Pleasures Week
by Jen Biederman on 02/02/2009

Tags: February, Green Living, Hybrid, Ideal Bite, Lifestyle, Sustainablility, Vehicles

Green(er?) SUVs - Green Living Tip Brought to you by Ideal Bite

Are there slightly less-gloomy SUV options? The Bite It's sunny you ask... Our maybe-not-so-bright idea for this week's tips: Bring you the greenest of the nongreen. And what better way to... [more]

Wind Power Experiences Record Growth in 2008
by Kevin Maddaford on 02/02/2009

Tags: capacity, energy policy, record growth, wind power

The amount of wind power installed in the US last year exceeded even the highest expectations.

2008 saw the largest amount of wind power capacity ever installed in the United States in one year: 8,358 megawatts (MW). According to the American Wind Energy Association (AWEA), the news is... [more]

Smart-Grid Technology Optimizes Use of Renewables
by Kevin Maddaford on 02/02/2009

Tags: electric vehicles, renewable energy, smart grid

A project in Denmark looks to utilize wind power for charging electric vehicles via a smart grid.

Denmark generates one-fifth of its electricity with renewable technologies, and now a joint Danish-IBM research project is trying to maximize the use of this power, specifically wind power,... [more]

@WorldChanging - New International Body to Promote Renewable Energy
by Jen Biederman on 02/01/2009

Tags: Articles, Green Living, Irena, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, WorldChanging.com

WorldChanging.com Articles: Tools, Models and Ideas for Building a Better Future.

A new international body to promote renewable energy is to be established today, in a move that its supporters insist has the potential to replace the global dominance of conventional power... [more]

@WorldChanging - From Nuisance to Asset: The Greening of Alleyways
by Jen Biederman on 01/31/2009

Tags: Articles, Cities, Green Alleys, Green Living, Sustainability, WorldChanging.com

WorldChanging.com Articles: Tools, Models and Ideas for Building a Better Future.

Picture for yourself a concrete-laden alley, with rainwater pooling in its eroded depressions. Tall buildings border the alley, making it a dark and potentially dangerous place.... [more]

Wind Power Means Green on Many Levels.
by Holly Hallowell on 01/31/2009

Tags: Greening America, Wind Power Benefits, Wind Power Growth

Wind Power is clean, cheap, plentiful, economically stimulating, and is transforming America.

Wind Power has come along way despite skeptics and is gaining speed as a major player in energy production. In just two years, wind energy production has doubled in the U.S. and... [more]

@IdealBite - Out of the Closet
by Jen Biederman on 01/30/2009

Tags: Green Living, Hangers, Ideal Bite, January, Lifestyle, Recycled, Sustainablility

Eco-Hangers - Green Living Tip Brought to you by Ideal Bite

Wanna "out" the plastic and wire hangers in your armoire? The Bite Don't chuck your current ones, but as you break or lose them, orient yourself with... [more]

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