May 2006
Incentives and Rebates
(via)Take advantage of grants, rebates, discounts and other incentives available to help you use less energy, switch to renewable energy and produce less waste at home and on the road. To start, make one or more selections below:
March 2006
Sympatico / MSN House & Home : WWF : articles : WWF Energy Efficiency 3
(via)Canada’s mixture of un-ambitious standards, voluntary programs and lack of effective incentives, has left us lagging behind many jurisdictions. Other countries have combined significantly higher energy performance standards with targeted incentives to improve energy efficiency and control greenhouse gas emissions.
January 2006
Covert CIA Program Withstands New Furor
The effort President Bush authorized shortly after Sept. 11, 2001, to fight al Qaeda has grown into the largest CIA covert action program since the height of the Cold War, expanding in size and ambition despite a growing outcry at home and abroad over its clandestine tactics, according to former and current intelligence officials and congressional and administration sources.The broad-based effort, known within the agency by the initials GST, is compartmentalized into dozens of highly classified individual programs, details of which are known mainly to those directly involved.
November 2005
Sympatico / MSN House & Home : Home : Articles : WWF LED Lights Get the holiday glow for less dough
(via)1. Choose LED (light emitting diode) lights - They are the newest form of holiday lighting and they don't only look great; LED lights,
· Save you money - The initial cost for a set of lights is higher than traditional lights but over a 30-day period, lighting 500 traditional holiday lights will cost you about $18.00 while the same number of LED lights costs only $0.19.
· Use less energy - about 90% less energy which means less pollution that causes smog and climate change.
· Last longer - up to 200,000 hours which is 100 times longer than traditional lights
· Durable - The bulbs do not fade or flake and are not easily damaged because they do not have a filament.
· Safe - LEDs do not emit any heat so they remain cool to the touch.
LG Electronics :: Press Releases
(via)LG Steam Washing Machine (TROMM) improves washing performance by 21%
while significantly reducing energy and water usage
Seoul, June 16, 2005 - LG Electronics (LG), a pioneer and leader in Home Appliance convergence, has unveiled its newest invention, the LG Steam Washing Machine.
The unit incorporates innovative steam technology in the washing process for the first time in the world and will be available on XXXXXX (insert local launch date).
To be done by local LG.
The Globe and Mail: Bored of the rings? Stop telemarketers
Bill C-37 is that rarest of legislative entities: an act of Parliament that could actually improve the quality of your life. The law, if passed, would allow any Canadians who did not want to be called at home by telemarketers to place their names on what is known as a do-not-call list. It would be against the law for telemarketers to contact anyone on the list, with stiff penalties in place for those who transgressed.
September 2005
The digital home | Science fiction? | Economist.com
(via)Technology firms are pushing a futuristic vision of home entertainment not because consumers are desperate for it but because they themselves are
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