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Researchers at Work on New Refrigerator
Using a new compressor design, they hope to reduce energy consumption by about 40 percent to less than 1 kilowatt hour per day
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Another Maine School Chooses the Passivhaus Route
In need of a new home, a Montessori school in Belfast is raising money for a $1.2 million school that would open in time for fall classes
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Indiana Weighs a Bill Allowing New Solar Fees
A bill introduced in the Indiana House would change the rules for net-metered customers in the state
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Plastic Production Rises But Recycling Can’t Keep Up
Production continues its 50-year trend upward, but millions of pounds of plastics end up in landfills and the oceans
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Giant ‘Geothermal’ Community in the Works
Each of the 1,800 lots will have a ground-source heat pump for heating and cooling
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EPA Tightens Wood Stove Rules
New emissions standards for wood-burning furnaces, boilers, and pellet stoves will be phased in over time
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A New Efficiency Standard for Gas Furnaces
The minimum efficiency will rise to 92 percent under a Department of Energy plan, but the new rules would not take effect until 2021
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Marc Rosenbaum Will Again Offer His Online Course
The course on designing zero-net-energy homes will begin on March 9, 2015
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How Green Is Your Car?
An advocacy group for energy efficiency launches a new website, listing the greenest cars on the market
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More Solar Ahead for Multifamily Buildings
Officials announce a plan to streamline financing for photovoltaic systems on some California multifamily properties