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Set-top boxes are the #1 household energy drain Yahoo! Green Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:44 AM PDT A recent study by the National Resources Defense Council (NRDC) finds that cable and digital recording devices are now "the single largest electricity drain in many American homes." The study found that "In 2010, set-top boxes in the United States consumed approximately 27 billion kilowatt-hours of electricity, which is equivalent to the annual output of nine average (500 MW) coal-fired power ... Latest Articles Offshore Magazine Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:40 AM PDT NEW ORLEANS â€" Superior Energy Services has named Kerric Peyton as VP of corporate health, safety and environmental. Top 6 Renewable Energy Nation Updates Renewable Energy World Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:40 AM PDT Do you like this article? It is well known that companies such as Polaris Energy have stepped to the forefront of large-scale solar power plant acquisition in Europe. In the short term, the company expects to continue its Italian operations and break into the U.S. market within a year. Triathlon: A Month to Go until the world's top triathletes race at Hyde Park RunnersWeb.com Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:40 AM PDT Today marks a month to go until the Dextro Energy Triathlon ITU World Championships Series, presented by Tata Steel, takes place at Hyde Park in London on August 6 and 7. Editorial: We ask; please answer Gloucester-Mathews Gazette-Journal Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:37 AM PDT Do you have the energy, in these dog days of summer, to think about issues of importance to Gloucester, Mathews, and Virginia? If so, please use your voice. Bangchak holds off on high-ethanol stations The Nation - Thailand's English news Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:33 AM PDT Bangchak Petroleum will put the brakes on its expansion of service stations |selling high-ethanol petrol, after initially planning to increase them to more than 700 next year, as it waits for the next government to clarify its energy policy. White gold from the ocean floor Deutsche Welle Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:32 AM PDT German scientists are trying to capitalize on the potential of methane hydrate becoming a future source of energy. At the same time, they are also exploring ways of storing carbon dioxide under the sea. Wind power blows away the alternative CNews Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:32 AM PDT Wind energy is increasingly being considered a viable and attractive power source. Many countries, including the U.S., Germany, Spain, China, and India, are putting policies into place to drive the development of their wind energy industries. In Canada, the amount of wind energy being harnessed for use in our homes, offices, and factories has grown quickly over the past few years, led by Ontario ... Lawmakers to hear proposed Hawaii geothermal plan AP via Yahoo! Singapore News Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:29 AM PDT Hawaii lawmakers are discussing the idea of developing additional geothermal energy as a statewide resource for electricity. NIST mechanical micro-drum cooled to quantum ground state EurekAlert! Wed, 06 Jul 2011 10:28 AM PDT Scientists from the National Institute of Standards and Technology have demonstrated a flexible, broadlyusable technique for steadily calming the vibrations of an engineered mechanical object down to the quantum "ground state," the lowestpossible energy level.

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