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Energy Efficiency and Conservation

  • Blogs

    July 21, 2011

    [UPDATED with More Details:] OC's Largest Municipal Solar Energy Efficiency Project Shines Today

    ​UPDATE, JULY 21, 8:47 A.M.: Though the ribbon-cutting unveiling the largest municipal solar energy efficiency project in Orange County is this morning, the city of Brea is already reaping savings that have exceeded expectations. For the month of June, there was a 65% reduction in electricity cost ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 9, 2011

    Tree Hugger's Ball

    Santiago Event Center

  • Blogs

    October 12, 2010

    Getting into Green Homes Takes Less Green

    ​It ain't easy being green housing.Two highly publicized Orange County homes built with recycled or Earth-friendly materials and packed with energy-efficient appliances and many more green features are languishing on the market. A couple weeks ago, a home in Costa Mesa with the nation's highest ra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 11, 2010

    Hella This, NorCal: OC Beats You in Creation of Green Businesses

    ​When it comes to the creation of green businesses, those BART-riding, granola-gnawing, patchouli-oiling earth muffins in Northern California have nothing on Orange Countians.According to the Environmental Defense Fund's map of California's Green Economy, Orange County's 275 green companies ar ... More >>

  • Calendar

    December 10, 2009

    ENC Green Building Tour

    Environmental Nature Center

  • Blogs

    December 9, 2009

    The County is Orange But Many Jobs Are Green

    ​Most of our legislators dispute climate-change science, many of our residents drive big gas guzzlers and the environmentalism of many of our "environmentalists" does not extend beyond their own communities.And yet, Orange County is a national leader when it comes to green jobs, according to new d ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 22, 2009

    Clothes Lines: a Green Solution That's Been Clotheslined

    ​They are an old-fashioned device that could save household energy as well as machine-damaed and worn-out clothing. Unfortunately, they are also banned in several U.S. communities. Just try installing a clothes line in Irvine or any Orange County gated community and see what happens. T ... More >>

  • Calendar

    June 18, 2009
  • Blogs

    February 5, 2009

    X [Prize] Marks the Spot for UC Irvine Students

      "The Capacitor Challenge" video above by UC Irvine students Kyle Good and Bryan Le was this morning crowned the winner of the X Prize Foundation's "What's Your Crazy Green Idea?" competition, which comes with a $25,000 check. "We're so excited to be the winners of the Crazy G ... More >>

  • Calendar

    November 6, 2008

    Ra Feud

    Gods and Goddesses of Ancient Egypt

  • Calendar

    January 10, 2008

    Burning Up

    You're Getting Warmer

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    Squirrel Masher 5000!

    Saudi Arabia really wants you to buy this car

  • Columns

    February 22, 2001

    End of Grays

    Saudi Arabia really wants you to buy this car

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