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Electric Vehicles: Tesla Boasts A Profit For The First Time In Ten Years

May 17, 2013 6:45 AM0 comments
Electric Vehicles: Tesla Boasts A Profit For The First Time In Ten Years

A Win for Cleaner Cars Tesla, the American electric car manufacturer, has been all over the news lately, with its announcement that it has made a quarterly profit for the first time in ten years. In 2011, Tesla reported a loss of $50 million, and in the first quarter of [...]

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How To Assemble A Patio Garden Using Upcycled Materials

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How To Assemble A Patio Garden Using Upcycled Materials

Are you looking for a patio transformation that will delight the eye without requiring the purchase of a bunch of cheaply-made, environmentally non-friendly baubles? If so, then put on your work clothes, round up some discarded treasures and get ready to create a beautiful haven that will both impress your [...]

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Should MPG Be Replaced By CPM?

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Should MPG Be Replaced By CPM?

We’re all familiar with the standard MPG (miles per gallon) rating that the EPA (Environmental Protection Agency) puts on that window sticker in every new vehicle. Other countries use a different standard of fuel consumption measurement, basically the reverse, gallons per 100mi or liters per 100km. Both of these measurements seem [...]

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Ways To Run An Environmentally Friendly Restaurant

May 16, 2013 7:23 AM0 comments
Ways To Run An Environmentally Friendly Restaurant

Running a restaurant, like any other business, is more or less about the bottom line.  If you’re running a successful business, it may seem foolish to change anything you’re doing in favor of helping the environment, but running an environmentally friendly restaurant can mean a lot to Mother Nature and [...]

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Why You Should Carbon Offset Your Flight

May 15, 2013 1:30 PM0 comments
Why You Should Carbon Offset Your Flight

We all love to travel to broaden our horizons, our experiences and our cultural boundaries, but planes consume fuel, generate carbon emissions and pollute the planet. In fact, air travel is the fastest growing source of the greenhouse gas emissions that are responsible for climate change. If you dream of [...]

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Tesla Model S – The Last Word In Green Car Technology

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Tesla Model S – The Last Word In Green Car Technology

Tesla’s Model S has redefined the concept of eco-friendly vehicles. It has set the new benchmark in green technology and is the most practical and stylish electric car in the market. What makes it so unique is the fact that it has an absolutely phenomenal range – a staggering 300 [...]

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5 Ways The Military Is Looking Towards Renewable Energy

May 14, 2013 8:44 PM0 comments
5 Ways The Military Is Looking Towards Renewable Energy

The U.S. Military is all about efficiency and effectiveness. In the eyes of the military, the best way to approach any operation is one in which the greatest amount is accomplished by using as few resources as possible. These ideals and parameters fit into the profiles for all of the [...]

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What’s Hot In Home Decoration and Interiors for 2013

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What’s Hot In Home Decoration and Interiors for 2013

This is an article looking at some of the newest design trends currently emerging in home decoration and interior design. It considers the influence stripes, textures and green living are having on interior design, as well as changes in lifestyle. Green Living Eco influences are massive at the moment, with [...]

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Dodging The Crisis: Top Tips For Beating The Energy Squeeze In 2013

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Dodging The Crisis: Top Tips For Beating The Energy Squeeze In 2013

It’s a familiarly melancholy story – another year, another predicted energy price hike. This year, current trends in companies raising their prices have led to an estimated average annual dual fuel bill of almost £1,400. And if that weren’t bad enough, the UK’s energy regulator Ofgem has predicted a ‘looming [...]

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Queen Elizabeth’s speech rocks energy prices in the UK

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Queen Elizabeth’s speech rocks energy prices in the UK

In the Opening of Parliament, Queen Elizabeth introduced 20 new bills including a new energy bill which will raise annual household energy costs. Despite this, the raised costs will help pay for cleaner energy sourced from nuclear power stations and wind farms. Inspired to help energy companies produce clean power, [...]

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