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The Number of People Who Develop Lung Cancer Continues to Drop
Jan 13, 2014As fewer Americans smoke, the number of people who develop lung cancer continues to drop, U.S. health officials report. Between 2005 and 2009, lung cancer rates went down 2.6 percent each year among men, from 87 to 78 cases per 100,000, ...
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It's Easier to Stop The Flow of Caulk with an Air Compressor Than with a Manual Gun
Dec 13, 2012Author(s): Miriam Berg Give a gift that keeps on giving in the form of energy savings – check out our energy-efficient gift picks for just about everyone on your list! For the DIY-er Cordless power tools like screwdrivers, ...
Tags: Holiday Gift, Interior Designer, energy savings, CFL
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The Social Energy app Was Launched on April 3, 2012 by Facebook
Nov 28, 2012Author(s): Miriam Berg Article Update: The social energy app was launched on April 3, 2012 by Facebook, NRDC, Opower and 16 utilities. The 20 million households connected to participating utilities can use the app with instantly ...
Tags: Social Energy App, Facebook, NRDC, Opower, Energy App
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The Measure Has Been Presented to President Barack Obama for His Expected Signature
Nov 28, 2012Author(s): Rob Mosher Author(s): Nicole Steele Transportation Reauthorization Approved After months of intense negotiations, on June 29th Congress cleared a bill (H.R. 4348) that will ensure funding for highway and mass transit projects ...
Tags: ransit projects, Transportation Reauthorization, Farm Bill
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Are You Still Using The Inefficient Light Bulbs Thomas Edison Invented Over a Century Ago?
Nov 27, 2012Author(s): Allyson Schmutter Author(s): Monique O'Grady Are you still using the inefficient light bulbs Thomas Edison invented over a century ago? A new video series can answer your lighting questions so you don't get left in the dark. ...
Tags: inefficient light bulbs, energy-saving lighting, CFLs, LEDs
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LEED-CI Silver Headquarters Already Is Energy-Efficient
Nov 27, 2012Author(s): Miriam Berg Author(s): Lindsey O'Hern The Alliance’s Washington, D.C., LEED-CI Silver headquarters already is energy-efficient – but it recently became even more so with a new lighting upgrade! The first phase of ...
Tags: ALA, architectural lighting design, Philips Lightolieris
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Energy Efficiency Helped Create Jobs
Nov 27, 2012Author(s): Miriam Berg In 2011, energy efficiency helped create jobs, cut costs and make the United States more energy independent. Read on for the biggest advances made last year in energy efficiency. Policy Many pieces of bipartisan ...
Tags: Transportation, Technology, Policy, Energy Efficiency
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Web Users Voluntarily Compromise Privacy by Typing More Personal Information Into Online
Jun 25, 2012Web users voluntarily compromise their privacy by typing more personal information into online forms than is strictly needed, a study has found. Researchers at the University of Cambridge and University College London invited a group of ...
Tags: online forms, personal information, WEIS, privacy
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Callahan and Crawford Also Answered Questions About The New U.S. Lighting Standards
Dec 31, 2011Author(s): Monique O'Grady On Dec. 30, 2011, Alliance to Save Energy President Kateri Callahan joined Philips Lighting CEO Ed Crawford in New York City for media interviews about the energy-efficient LEDs in the 12-foot, 12,000-pound ...
Tags: Alliance to Save Energy, New York City, energy-efficient LEDs