Winter can bring snow, crackling fires, holidays with friends and family… and dry, irritated, red and cracked skin. So, while you’re making your list and checking it twice, don’t forget your winter skin care regimen.
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This week in TreeHugger: Another nail is pounded in the coffin of dead tree books--the Kindle outsold everything on Amazon. Also, the truth behind the hacked climate emails and the future of compressed air cars.READ»
The company counters performance claims made by Dyson's new blade-less fan--and makes some of it's own. But they're missing the point of Dyson's M.O.READ»
5 Buck Trail, Newtown, CT has just been listed for sale by BOB & RICHELLE WARD, Realtors, ABRListed Price: $729,900 4 Bedrooms, 3.5 Bathrooms 3,253 Square Feet 2.62 Acres Stunning French Country Colonial built in 2001 ...READ»
During summer, the average Floridian family can spend about 40% of their total energy bill on just air conditioning alone. You can reduce your monthly bills by following these tips that will help you keep your family cool during the ...READ»
Keeping your
kitchen cool during the hot months of Summer can be a challenge with
all the cooking that we do for our families and friends, and range
ovens can generate enough heat to raise the temperature drastically in
your ...READ»
How often do you tune up your air conditioning system? I would bet not very often. Maintaining your air conditioning system at home is just as important as getting regular maintenance on your car. Both of these objects need fine ...READ»
It's one thing to watch pollutants billow out from smokestacks, but it's quite another to know exactly how much carbon dioxide is being injected into the atmosphere. Realtime Carbon, a website developed by Demand Logic, ...READ»
Envirofit International is already known for its clean-burning cooking stoves, which have been on the market since May 2008. Since then, the stoves have reached 60,000 customers. Over the next five years, these stoves could reduce ...READ»
Instead of taking the Dubya route of departing public life, former U.K. prime minister Tony Blair is going the way of Al Gore and championing climate change solutions. Blair's "Technology for a Low Carbon Future" report, part of his ...READ»
Greenpeace branded F-gases (refrigerant chemicals) as "the worst greenhouse gases you've never heard of" long ago, but a study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences has confirmed that the ...READ»
Conventional microwaves are some of the biggest energy hogs in the house, using 750 to 1,100 watts of power when in use--more than both refrigerators (725 watts) and washing machines (350 to 500 watts). Enter the Heinz Beanzawave. READ»
German designers Wach just unveiled a product concept that any small-apartment denizen will love: A sink that doubles as a dish washer. The piece is part of a show of work by young German designers, called DMY Berlin. ...READ»
With so many different TV options available--plasma, LED, and OLED in the near future--it's becoming increasingly difficult to sort out energy efficiency and environmental claims. A new standard, tentatively dubbed EPEAT-for-TV, ...READ»
A few years ago, we were working on the design for new toaster. The client was looking for something that would make a statement on the countertop landscape. Aesthetics were important, but we also spent considerable time discussing ...READ»
Teridian Semiconductor's new system-on-a-chip is an energy information powerhouse, integrating a processor, firmware and data about the electricity use of power strips, data centers, and appliances. Teridian claims it's the first ...READ»
James Dyson--the British king of suck, inventor of the cyclonic vacuum--has been awarded a patent for an enitrely new product line: A modular, space-saving kit for kitchen appliances.
Usually, your blender, toaster, tea ...READ»
You know instant messaging has reached a tipping point when appliances get it on the action. Smart grid software company EnerNOC is bringing instant messaging to air conditioners with PowerTalk, a system that uses the XMPP protocol ...READ»
It's a nearly impossible to prevent the spread of disease in slums filled with mountains and rivers of trash. Finding fuel to heat stoves for residents of said slums isn't much easier. All of this is why the "Community ...READ»
Families in Kenya now have a convincing reason to lower their carbon footprints: cash.
Yes, two of the trendiest ethonomic concepts of the last 10 years--carbon credits and microfinance--have finally merged. Carbon Manna ...READ»
Dacor University will provide retailers and trade professionals with convenient access to high quality product training on the Dacor product line.READ»
A group of enterprising MIT students has come up with a novel way for developing countries to gain access to washing machines: pedal power.
MIT's pedal-powered washing machine, the product of four years of research, is made up ...READ»
