Category Archives: Environment

Unintended consequences of energy-saving legislation

Posted on October 17, 2007 by Eric

The U.S. Congress has enacted various legislation and regulations intended to encourage energy savings. Some of the better known programs are the EPA’s Energy Star program, and the DoE’s Energy Conservation Program for Consumer Products. In some cases, though, poorly … Continue reading →

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Waterfree urinals

Posted on July 18, 2007 by Eric

In my workplace, half of the men’s restrooms were recently closed for some sort of remodeling, and after that was completed, the other half have been closed. I finally found out why: they’ve installed Falcon 2000 Waterfree Urinals. While saving … Continue reading →

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CFL breakage mercury danger exaggerated

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Eric

(updated May 2) WorldNetDaily reported on prefessional cleanup of a broken CFL costing Brandy Bridges of Ellsworth, Maine over $2000 (h/t Slashdot). Thanks to Hans Pufal for posting a comment referencing an article with a link to the EPA fact … Continue reading →

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Extending the “carbon offset” concept

Posted on April 9, 2007 by Eric

Lore Sjöberg offers a cunning plan for improving other areas of our lives. [h/t Steve]

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