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		<title>Five energy-savings myths</title>
		<description><![CDATA[(Photo: Getty Images) What you didn&#8217;t know about energy efficiency could hurt your pocketbook.   Myth #1: Closing the Vent Saves Energy Though it seems that closing vents in unused rooms would save energy, the energy consumed by the system is at the unit itself, and restricting conditioned air at a vent termination redirects it [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.green4earth.net/environmental/kb-home-to-lure-buyers-with-energy-bill-savings/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: KB Home to lure buyers with energy bill savings'>KB Home to lure buyers with energy bill savings</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.green4earth.net/environmental/denmark-boasts-a-100-renewable-energy-community/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Denmark Boasts a 100% Renewable Energy Community'>Denmark Boasts a 100% Renewable Energy Community</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.green4earth.net/environmental/five-energy-savings-myths/</link>
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		<title>69% increase in U.S. solar installations</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The recent spike in bad news focused on the Solyndra debacle is obscuring the positive long-term trend for solar energy. Installations of photovoltaic solar panels increased by 69% during the first half of 2011, compared with the same time period for 2010, says the U.S. Solar Market Insight quarterly report. In the second half of [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.green4earth.net/environmental/nearly-24000-new-solar-jobs-coming/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Nearly 24,000 new solar jobs coming'>Nearly 24,000 new solar jobs coming</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.green4earth.net/environmental/100-department-stores-go-solar/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: 100 department stores go solar'>100 department stores go solar</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.green4earth.net/environmental/69-increase-in-u-s-solar-installations/</link>
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		<title>Geothermal energy 101: Harnessing the earth&#8217;s heat</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Because of the way we’ve built our society, humans require a large amount of energy to power our lives. Unfortunately, the ways we create this energy usually involve the burning of fossil fuels which pollute our air, water, and soil, and endanger millions of different species &#8212; including ourselves. Although it’s about 30 years too [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.green4earth.net/environmental/caribbean-island-closer-to-becoming-geothermal-energy-exporter/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Caribbean Island Closer to Becoming Geothermal Energy Exporter'>Caribbean Island Closer to Becoming Geothermal Energy Exporter</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.green4earth.net/environmental/geothermal-energy-101-harnessing-the-earths-heat/</link>
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		<title>Big island of Hawaii gets 20% of its electricity from geothermal</title>
		<description><![CDATA[A geothermal plant on Hawaii&#8217;s Big Island is providing 20% of that islands electricity needs, with additional capacity in the works. The Puna Geothermal Venture is run by Ormat Technologies and is located in the Mt. Kilauea East Rift zone.  The plant has five wells that bring up 650-degree geothermal fluids to the surface where [...]


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		<link>http://www.green4earth.net/environmental/big-island-of-hawaii-gets-20-of-its-electricity-from-geothermal/</link>
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		<title>Doctors, moms take on No. 1 polluter in Utah</title>
		<description><![CDATA[AP &#8211; When winter comes to Utah and atmospheric conditions trap a soup of pollutants close to the ground, doctors say it turns every resident in the Salt Lake basin into the equivalent of a cigarette smoker. Related posts:Utah board upholds strip mine near national park Chevron cited for oil spill in Salt Lake City [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.green4earth.net/environmental/chevron-cited-for-oil-spill-in-salt-lake-city/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Chevron cited for oil spill in Salt Lake City'>Chevron cited for oil spill in Salt Lake City</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.green4earth.net/environmental/strange-and-curious-clouds/' rel='bookmark' title='Permanent Link: Strange and Curious Clouds'>Strange and Curious Clouds</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.green4earth.net/environmental/doctors-moms-take-on-no-1-polluter-in-utah/</link>
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		<title>Nigeria coast braces for biggest oil spill in 13 years</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reuters &#8211; Nigerian authorities were putting emergency measures in place on Thursday to prevent an oil spill from a Royal Dutch Shell facility, the biggest leak in Nigeria for more than 13 years, washing up on its densely populated coast. Related posts:Shell oil spill off Nigeria likely worst in decade Nigeria coast braces for Royal [...]


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		<link>http://www.green4earth.net/environmental/nigeria-coast-braces-for-biggest-oil-spill-in-13-years/</link>
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		<title>New Suspect in &#8216;Great Dying&#8217;: Massive Prehistoric Coal Explosion</title>
		<description><![CDATA[LiveScience.com &#8211; A great explosive burning of coal set fire and made molten by lava bubbling from the Earth&#8217;s mantle , looking akin to Kuwait&#8217;s giant oil fires but lasting anywhere from centuries to millennia, could have been the cause of &#160;the world&#8217;s most-devastating mass extinction, new research suggests. Related posts:Smoking Linked to Skin Cancer [...]


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		<link>http://www.green4earth.net/environmental/new-suspect-in-great-dying-massive-prehistoric-coal-explosion/</link>
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		<title>Shell oil spill off Nigeria likely worst in decade</title>
		<description><![CDATA[AP &#8211; An oil spill near the coast of Nigeria is likely the worst to hit those waters in a decade, a government official said Thursday, as slicks from the Royal Dutch Shell PLC spill approached the country&#8217;s southern shoreline. Related posts: Nigeria coast braces for Royal Dutch Shell oil spill Shell moves closer on [...]


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		<link>http://www.green4earth.net/environmental/shell-oil-spill-off-nigeria-likely-worst-in-decade/</link>
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		<title>Pollution rule may affect Pa.&#8217;s coal-fired plants</title>
		<description><![CDATA[AP &#8211; New federal pollution standards targeting the nation&#8217;s dirtiest power plants may help lead to the shutdown of some coal-fired plants in Pennsylvania, although it&#8217;s not yet clear how many. Related posts:New EPA rules threatening aging power plants The Dirtiest of the Dirty Power Plants Cross State Air Pollution Rule aims to cut smog, [...]


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		<link>http://www.green4earth.net/environmental/pollution-rule-may-affect-pa-s-coal-fired-plants/</link>
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		<title>EU airline carbon move could spark trade war: China</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Reuters &#8211; Beijing criticized a decision by Europe&#8217;s highest court to allow airlines to be charged for carbon emissions on flights to and from the European Union, with state media warning on Thursday it could spark a trade spat and the foreign ministry urging talks. Related posts:NJ figures in dispute over cap-and-trade success Why Don&#8217;t [...]


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		<link>http://www.green4earth.net/environmental/eu-airline-carbon-move-could-spark-trade-war-china/</link>
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