America runs on coal. It creates half of our electricity. And the unclean technology producing this source may be killing our children, grandchildren and the future unborn, not to mention our natural environment.

Is the fed sensing the urgency to limit the damage from this source we depend upon?

Not according to three environmental groups looking for clean coal technology. They are planning to sue the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for being blatantly lax in limiting toxic discharges from power plants that threaten the health of local communities exposed daily to the pollutants.

According to …

Tags: 60 Minutes , arsenic , carbon dioxide , Coal , coal ash , Defenders of Wildflie , eco , electricity , environment , Environmental Integrity Project , EPA , health risks , lead , mercury , metals , pollutants , power , regulations , Sierra Club , soil , Tennessee , toxic , wet ponds

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Fighting for a hybrid in every garage is cake compared to the battle to allow an outdoor clothesline in every yard. Still,  advocacy groups like Project Laundry List are urging a return to the days before newfangled cleaning machines drained our electric bills and resources – a time when nobody flinched at the sight of a big bra or jockey shorts flapping in the wind.

Why do these soldiers refuse to fold?

The advocacy group New American Dream calculates that if every American home switched to cold water for four out …

Tags: advocacy , air drying , America , carbon , clotheslines , cold water , electricity , energy , laundry , Obama , ordinances , savings , White House

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When the people of Thailand coordinated an intentional blackout in response to a fuel crisis in 2005, the World Wildlife Fund recognized the enormous impact such a statement could make on a global level.

While Australians were the primary participants during the first official Earth Hour in 2007, the word has spread like wildfire since those pivotal sixty minutes when 2.2 million residences and businesses went dark.

In 2008, more than 400 cities in 35 countries shared in this environmental effort, from individuals to monumental landmarks like the Colosseum, Golden Gate …

Tags: Earth Hour , electricity , event , sustainability

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Your house. You might not be there, but right now it’s still slurping up energy. How many appliances around your house stay on all the time? There’s the fridge, of course. But there’s also the DVD player, the phone, the computer. And don’t forget the oven and microwave clocks. Not to mention the alarm clock and the sensor lights.

Individually, these appliances use very little energy; together, they can add a lot to your power bill.

Wouldn’t it be great to be able to find out how much energy each appliance uses? …

Tags: audit , carbon footprint , electricity , energy , Greenbox , home , money

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