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NBC’s Green Week 2009
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Last Updated: 8:33 AM 11/16/09 - NBC’s third annual Green Week launched on Monday and for the next seven days, you’ll probably notice slight changes to the network’s programming, from a green peacock to green plotlines. (Full Story)
Colo. law opens way for solar-energy leases
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Last Updated: 4:21 PM 10/13/09 - Colorado homeowners who want to go solar now have a chance to lease the equipment rather than buy it. (Full Story)
Schwarzenegger to issue renewable energy order
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Last Updated: 3:25 PM 09/14/09 - Administration officials say Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger is moving ahead with plans to sign an executive order establishing the most aggressive renewable energy standard in the nation. (Full Story)
Be green & pay tribute to John Denver
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Last Updated: 8:16 AM 08/21/09 - All day Saturday, green energy experts will be at the 1st Annual Colorado Green Expo at the Two Rivers Convention Center in Grand Junction. (Full Story)
Chillin' Your House for Cheap
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Last Updated: 5:14 PM 07/09/09 - As the temperatures heat up so does your energy bill, so how can you cool down your bill?
Xcel Energy has some tips to cut your electric bill by about 25–bucks a month. (Full Story)
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  • "Extinct" Crocodile Claws Its Way Back to Survival
    Conservationists searching for one of the world's most endangered crocodile species say they have found dozens of the reptiles lounging in plain sight at Phnom Tamao Wildlife Rescue Center in Cambodia.
  • Melting sea ice dilutes water, endangers sea life
    Melting of the Arctic sea ice due to global warming is diluting surface waters and this is endangering some species of shellfish which need minerals in the water to form their shells and skeletons, scientists have found. In a paper published in Science, they warned that this has serious implications for ecosystems in the Arctic.
  • Smart Grid Riding On the Information Superhighway
    If Internet companies and some utilities have their way, the smart grid will rely on the existing infrastructure of the information superhighway in order to function. They argue that by relying on existing standards like Internet Protocol (IP), the smart grid will grow faster and more organically than if utilities adopt an assortment of proprietary methods.
  • Armed With Many Weapons, We Are Killing Our Oceans
    It's not just ruthless whaling and foolhardy fishing practices that are plaguing the world's oceans. Underwater, things are bad all over — from the acidifying Atlantic to the Great Pacific Garbage Patch. A perfect storm of climate change, pollution, and rapacious global fishing practices has the potential to gravely imperil Earth's oceans and their intricate, highly sensitive ecosystems.
  • Introducing America's First Green Pro Sports Team
    The NightHawks--who claim to be the nation's longest-running minor-league basketball franchise--have gone green, changing their name, attracting green-friendly sponsors like Honest Tea and Sweet Green and CarbonFund.org, and holding an introductory event at which the promise of a bamboo court, hemp nets and uniforms made from either recycled plastic or recycled bamboo were floated.
  • ISLAM’S GREEN INITIATIVE
    The UK-based the Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC), in working with the U.N., recently hosted 200 representatives from nine major world religions spanning over 60 different religious organizations. Baha’i, Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jews, Muslims, Shintoists, Taoists and Sikhs all gathered at London’s Windsor Castle with a united environmental agenda. In an era of increasing religious divide, a once little thought of topic known as “the environment” was able to bring together ancient faith groups to discuss a modern solution. And with Islam at the forefront of today’s news, Muslim leaders proved Islam’s ability to adapt and meet new needs.
  • Ladybugs Taken Hostage by Wasps!
    A University of Montreal entomologist is investigating a type of wasp (Dinocampus coccinellae) present in Quebec that forces ladybugs (Coccinella maculata) to carry their larvae. These wasps lay their eggs on the ladybug's body, a common practice in the insect world, yet they don't kill their host.