About 10 days ago I talked about smart metering in Indiana and other places (like my home in Southern California) where the electric companies are stepping up to bat and installing the necessary infrastructure so that they and homeowners can take more control of electricity use.
Now, besides the electric companies there are other big players [...]
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Duke Energy Corporation will be rolling out smart meters to consumers in a new initiative. This new initiative also includes rolling out solar panels, wind turbines and solar thermal water heaters to some homes.
The installation of the smart meters will affect around 800,000 homes in Indiana. Duke Energy is also moving forward with smart meter [...]
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World Car Free Day is today, September 22 and people around the Globe have taken notice and are putting their ideals into action. Take for instance South Korea’s President Lee Myung-bak.
Myung-bak has decided to ride his bike today instead of taking a car. In addition his secretaries are taking public transportation such as buses and [...]
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A magic magnet bus is being tested in Northern California and is expected to save the bus company fuel and passengers time in loading and unloading. The 60-foot AC Transit magnetic research bus made a successful drive in San Leandro, CA along E. 14th Street recently.
Engineers at UC Berkeley in the California Partners for Advanced [...]
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With skyrocketing prices as the fuel pumps, gas savers are getting red hot. It seems like every time now days that you drive by the gasoline station, the prices have jumped again. That is why many motorists are looking towards gas savers to help with their wallets along with the positive environmental impact of using [...]
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