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Bottled Water: The origins may surprise you

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Posted on Dec 2 2011 by Daniel

Bottled water may seem harmless, but perhaps that’s because you haven’t thought of what “spring water” really means.


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  Tags: bottled water, humor Category: InfoVis, Water

4 Ways to compost, for any space or budget

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Posted on Sep 26 2011 by Daniel

So many ways to compost, so little reason not to.


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  Tags: compost Category: Nature, Solid Waste

Energy and Efficiency Incentives

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Posted on Aug 29 2011 by Daniel

Here’s a handy widget to help you find government rebates and incentives for renewables and energy efficiency.


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  Tags: incentives, renewables, solar Category: Energy, Policy

Coal: A Love Story

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Posted on Jul 26 2011 by Daniel

Being for or against coal may sound simple, until you understand how our energy choices affect the poorest, and richest, among us.


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  Tags: coal, documentary, UNC Category: Carbon, Energy, InfoVis

New lightbulb standards, visually.

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Posted on Jul 15 2011 by Daniel

The lightbulb efficiency standards are getting a lot of press coverage, but the real changes are a lot more boring than you’d think.


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  Tags: CFL, LED, lighting Category: Energy, InfoVis, Residential

Energy Jobs – NC

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Posted on Jul 8 2011 by Daniel

Here’s a list of weatherization and energy related jobs available in North Carolina. Happy Hunting!


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  Tags: energy, jobs, north carolina, weatherization Category: Energy

I come to bury PowerMeter, not to praise it.

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Posted on Jul 4 2011 by Daniel

Friends, Bloggers, Energy Geeks, lend me your eyes;
I come to bury PowerMeter, not to praise it.


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  Tags: google, hohm, infovis, powermeter Category: Energy, PlotWatt, Residential

Fine, I’ll tweet.

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Posted on Jun 29 2011 by Daniel

You can get more frequent updates on the data-driven, Lean approach to sustainability by following @fireflyeco!


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  Tags: Lean, startups, twitter Category: EcoMetrics

Let’s be clear: is this recyclable?

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Posted on Jun 28 2011 by Daniel

People can’t tell the difference between PET and PETE. Just tell me whether I can recycle it already!


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  Tags: plastic, recycling Category: Design, Solid Waste

PlotWatt wins the GE ecomagination prize!

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Posted on Jun 23 2011 by Daniel

PlotWatt wins the GE Ecomagination prize!


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  Tags: ecomagination, GE Category: PlotWatt
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