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A federal rebate program like Cash for Clunkers will start soon for Cash for appliances. The rebate program encourages consumers to purchase energy efficient appliances. Varies by each state
Dealing with global warming ranks at the bottom of the public’s list of priorities; just 28% consider this a top priority, the lowest measure for any issue tested in the survey.
Herbie, a massive tree that stretched 110 feet into the sky, captured the imagination of a town's residents and earned the title of New England's champion elm, was cut down Tuesday after a long battle with Dutch elm disease. It was more than 200 years old.
UPS has rolled out 245 new compressed natural gas trucks in Colorado and California, boosting the company's green fleet to more than 1,900 vehicles worldwide.


As temperatures drop below freezing and demand for energy soars, engineers at the University of Southampton have launched a new iPhone application to monitor the UK electricity grid.

The world's southernmost wind farm has been opened in Antarctica, the first in what could be a number of renewable energy projects aimed to lower the frozen continent's reliance on diesel for power.


Starting this month, every new home built by Beazer will include additional air sealing and framing techniques that allow for more insulation in the homes, denser insulation within walls and attic spaces, and energy-efficient low-e windows in every house at no additional cost to consumers.
No, it’s not a new Special Forces group in the U.S. military…but it does sometimes occur under the cover of darkness.



TerraPass will be starting their first forestry project in the McCloud Forest on Mt. Shasta. It will be managed with carbon and habitat in mind.
The White House announced Friday the awarding of $2.3 billion in tax credits — the money comes from last year’s stimulus bill — to companies to create “green jobs”. The grant will create 17,000 cleantech jobs.


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