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- Efficiency Push Starts At Home
- Tampa Tribune (4/14/2007)
- Apr. 14--TALLAHASSEE -- Experts checked the governor's mansion for energy efficiency Friday, but Gov. Charlie Crist said his goal is much bigger. As scores of reporters followed him from the kitchen to the pool to the exercise room, Crist said the public energy audit was no accident. That's similar to a California plan, and Crist said Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger's leadership on energy issues "has been extraordinary."
- After Dust Clears, a New Kitchen Emerges
- Virginian - Pilot (4/14/2007)
- Julie Pritchard grew up there, and she was glad to return with her husband, Chris, when the family found a home for sale."We were looking for a house during the time when the market was booming," Julie said. "It's an older house, built in 1971, and it needed to get into this century," Julie said.
- Soak in a Spa-Worthy Bathroom
- Virginian - Pilot (4/14/2007)
- When Lynn Roth decided to update her home's master bath, her initial goal was to give the 1970s-era room - with its white cabinets, sliding glass doors and gold trim - a more contemporary look.Roth got something more than the updated room she envisioned in her Modesto, Calif., home. Before the remodel, the bathroom was a place where Roth swiftly took care of basic grooming needs.
- Military Moves to Solar Power, Hires Akeena Solar for the Job
- Business Wire (4/11/2007)
- The California Air National Guard is switching to solar power for the operation of its armory in Fresno. The Guard hired MCC Construction and Akeena Solar (OTCBB:AKNS), already one of the state's biggest residential installer of solar systems, to do the multimillion-dollar job.Barry Cinnamon, CEO of Akeena, stated, "We are thrilled to be showcasing Akeena's design and integration talents in the Central Valley of California.
- New Solar Panel Design Traps More Light
- Associated Press/AP Online (4/11/2007)
- ATLANTA - Sunlight has never really caught fire as a power source, mostly because generating electricity with solar cells is more expensive and less efficient than some conventional sources.But a new solar panel unveiled this month by the Georgia Tech Research Institute hopes to brighten the future of the energy source.The new design features an array of nano-towers - like microscopic blades of grass - that add surface area and trap more sunlight.
- Hawaii's Tech Problem: How to Harness Wind, Waves
- Oakland Tribune (4/11/2007)
- HAWI, Hawaii -- With its ocean breezes, ample sunlight, pounding waves and a continuously erupting volcano, Hawaii seems blessed with the means to produce clean electricity and achieve energy independence. "Our community understands the time is now to think about these things, and yet we demand that they keep the lights on," Mike Gresham, vice president for UPC Hawaii Wind Partners, which runs the state's largest wind farm, consisting of 20 turbines on Maui. And so, despite rising prices, oil and coal are still the most reliable and convenient energy sources in Hawaii.
- Homeowner Finds It's Not Easy Being Green: Meteorologist Didn't Let Red Tape Stop Plan for Solar Power Hot Water System at Home
- Times Union (4/11/2007)
- Apr. 11--ALBANY -- Hugh Johnson was prepared to spend thousands of dollars to install a solar hot water system at his city home this year, but he wasn't prepared for the hoops he had to jump through all in the name of going green. When Johnson, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service, applied for a building permit in December, he found out he also needed a special use permit for the system. To get the permit, Johnson and his wife, Rosemary, had to pay $240, fill out an application, appear in front of the zoning board and submit a detailed packet explaining how the system worked and what it looked like.
- Don't Sweat Mercury in CFLs
- Omaha World-Herald (4/10/2007)
- Apr. 10--So you're doing your bit for the planet by buying compact fluorescent lights to save energy. At high levels of exposure, mercury can cause neurological damage, especially in infants and young children. Those twisty, compact fluorescent bulbs do contain small amounts of mercury sealed within the glass tubing -- on average about five milligrams, roughly the amount that could fit on the tip of a ball-point pen.
- Home of Future May Plug in to Car Power
- Oakland Tribune (4/10/2007)
- IMAGINE a car that powers your home during a blackout. Pacific Gas & Electric Co., joining a growing number of advocates for plug-in hybrid cars, showcased a converted Toyota Prius at an alternative energy gathering in Sunnyvale on Monday. "If there has ever been a place to start and capture the possibilities and imagination of consumers, California is the place," said Bob Howard, PG&E vice president of gas transmission and distribution.
- Automated Living: Gadgets Bring 'Cool' Factor Home: Systems Control Home Operations
- Tulsa World (4/8/2007)
- When the hour grows late and eyelids become heavy, most people take a minute or two to make sure all the lights are off before shut- eye.But Dan Roberts learned that the process takes a bit longer in his 6,500-square-foot home.Centralized systems that can control the lights, climate, music or security for the entire house from a single panel aren't a new technology.
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