Energy Savings
Terrace park-and-ride earns green certification
The Mountlake Terrace park-and-ride center has received a Green Globes certification for its environmentally friendly features.The parking garage at the center is fitted with solar panels and efficient lighting and was built with recycled material.
Date: 05/23/2012 | Local News
Conservation topic of fair in Everett on Tuesday
EVERETT -- Learn how to recycle, re-use and reduce at the city's first-ever Conservation Carnival from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Carl Gipson Senior Center, 3025 Lombard Ave.
Date: 05/18/2012 | Local News
PUD reports record energy savings
EVERETT -- Customers of the Snohomish County Public Utility District saved more energy in 2011 through conservation measures than ever before, according to the PUD's calculations.
Date: 04/20/2012 | Local News
A view to saving energy
Whidbey home tour features green home designs
Date: 03/29/2012 | Home and Garden
Selection of gas-sippers is getting better
DETROIT -- Gasoline prices are headed for record highs this spring. If that happens, a new, more fuel-efficient car may be worth the investment.
Date: 03/15/2012 | Business
Navy goes green with renewable energy at Guantanamo
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE, Cuba -- Solar-powered lights serve as sentries where U.S. Marines once faced-off along the Cuban frontier. A team of Navy cops now rides bikes rather than gas-guzzling patrol cars in the searing Caribbean sunshine.
Date: 02/12/2012 | Nation & World
10 steps to greener 777s
Boeing workers make deliveries easier on the environment
Date: 01/02/2012 | Business
Keep the lights burning
Old bulbs can stay, just when CFLs were starting to look OK
Date: 12/21/2011 | Local News
Buying a TV? Look for orange if you want to be greeen
OK, pop quiz: Which TVs on the market are more efficient -- Energy Star or Energy Forward TVs?I bet I know what you're thinking: Energy Forward? Huh?
Date: 12/07/2011 | Eco Geek
Cut costs with a programmable thermostat in the proper spot
When it comes to easy and inexpensive energy upgrades, we often suggest the installation of a setback thermostat.
Date: 09/25/2011 | Life
Brightwater is built to save energy in addition to treating wastewater
MALTBY -- When the $1.8 billion Brightwater plant opens Saturday, it will have several environmentally friendly features in addition to providing sewage treatment.
Date: 09/20/2011 | Local News
President announces deal to boost fuel economy
WASHINGTON — Ushering in the largest decrease in auto fuel consumption since the 1970s, President Barack Obama and automobile manufacturers Friday announced a deal that will save drivers money at the pump and dramatically cut heat-trapping gases coming from tailpipes.
Date: 07/29/2011 | Nation & World
Energy Star-rated appliances are one way to save
Question: I recently saw some information that advised people to get rid of old refrigerators for newer energy- efficient models. Does this have anything to do with energy savings, or are they just trying to sell new refrigerators?
Date: 07/24/2011 | Life
Let there be cheaper light
With PUD help, Snohomish schools seek to cut energy use
Date: 06/13/2011 | Business
The inside scoop on corn syrup
Question: What is the difference between regular corn syrup and high-fructose corn syrup?Answer: Both types of corn syrup start the same way: Cornstarch is treated with an acid or an enzyme, turning it into glucose syrup.
Date: 06/09/2011 | Home and Garden
Everett elementary students get a recycling lesson through the school fridge
EVERETT -- Fifth-graders from Fairmount Elementary School know something about recycling old refrigerators.
Date: 06/07/2011 | Local News
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