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NBC’s Green Week 2009
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.
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Colo. law opens way for solar-energy leases
Colorado homeowners who want to go solar now have a chance to lease the equipment rather than buy it.
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Schwarzenegger to issue renewable energy order
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.
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Be green & pay tribute to John Denver
All day Saturday, green energy experts will be at the 1st Annual Colorado Green Expo at the Two Rivers Convention Center in Grand Junction.
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Chillin' Your House for Cheap
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.
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Summer bus service revs up to Maroon Bells
Bus service to the Maroon Bells scenic area outside Aspen is starting and motorized traffic on the road to the scenic area will be restricted.
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Mesa County continues green efforts
Mesa County is ramping up recycling, trying to cut down on hundreds of pounds of paper, plastic and cans county offices use everyday.
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Green To the Grave
Maybe you did your part to celebrate Earth Day by picking up trash or planting a tree, but other people take their passion for a cleaner planet to the grave with an E–Coffin.
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Poop for Profit
A zoo in Estonia has brain-stormed a way to help deal with the global financial crisis: sell the "waste" from its exotic animals.
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Spokane residents rebel over dirty dishes
The quest for squeaky-clean dishes has turned some otherwise law-abiding people in Spokane, Washington, into dishwater-detergent smugglers crossing the state line for old style suds.
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Police Departments Investigate Going Green In The Motor Pool
Police departments around the country are looking into ways to reduce operating costs. The checkoff list includes a change in the auto pool.
Durango Pulls Plug On Green Power To Cut Budget
The City of Durango is pulling the plug on green power because of problems with green - or money.
EcoDriving Saving Gas and Mother Earth
Colorado becomes one of the first states in the nation to join the EcoDriving movement.
New Green School Opens in Grand Junction
Chipeta Elementary is a new school for District 51, but this school is a little different.
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Green Built Homes Look to Entice Buyers
With a slow in the residential housing market many potential buyers are looking to get the most bang for their buck, and Green home builders are looking to step up to that challenge.
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Local Green Headlines
	NBC’s Green Week 2009 0 Comments 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 0 Comments 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 0 Comments 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 0 Comments 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 0 Comments 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.