{"id":3529,"date":"2010-10-04T12:27:18","date_gmt":"2010-10-04T16:27:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.uncommongoods.com\/?p=3529"},"modified":"2011-11-25T16:02:24","modified_gmt":"2011-11-25T21:02:24","slug":"get-your-green-in-the-news-this-week","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uncommongoods.com\/blog\/2010\/get-your-green-in-the-news-this-week\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Your Green: In The News This Week"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Want to make a difference? Line-drying your clothes<\/strong> is an easy and effective way to reduce your carbon footprint. <\/strong>This week we\u2019re celebrating 10\/10\/10 with our friends at Project Laundry List<\/a>. Stay tuned to theGoods for a chance to win a <\/strong>WindowDry rack<\/strong><\/a> and<\/strong> join the line-drying movement.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Break out your overalls: <\/strong>Painting your roof white could help combat global warming. <\/strong>“Cool roofs are one of the quickest and lowest-cost ways we can reduce or global carbon emissions and begin the hard work of slowing climate change,” says Energy Secretary Steven Chu. \u00a0[CNBC<\/a>]\n

Roofs strike again:<\/strong> New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg proposed a new blue-and-green colored roofing system for catching and storing rainwater, <\/strong>meant\u00a0to reduce sewer overflows and lower costs by $2.4 billion over the next 20 years. \u00a0[Reuters<\/a>]\n

More than a drop in the bucket: The<\/strong> 2010 Sustaining Colorado Watersheds conference kicks off in Vail <\/strong>tomorrow<\/strong> through Thursday, October 7. Speakers like Jon Waterman will be pipping up on how to maintain and protect our waterways. \u00a0[Colorado Watershed Assembly<\/a>]\n

In the meantime, we’ll be doing out part to reduce water usage in Brooklyn with a cool, patent-pending product that’s just hit the U.S.: the water pebble<\/strong>. This brilliant device tracks your running water and helps quicken showers by incrementally shortening recommended stop times. We’re particularly excited to be its exclusive U.S. retailer. Check it out here.<\/a> [UncommonGoods<\/a> via Water Pebble<\/a>]\n

Efficiency standards might get more mileage: Fuel efficiency standards for the next generation of cars and trucks are looking up–literally. Regulators of near-future vehicle production are said to be raising standards from anywhere between 47 to 62 miles per gallon by 2025. <\/strong>[CNBC<\/a>]\n

Oceana’s latest energy report is a win-wind: Offshore wind “outperforms” oil and gas<\/strong> by producing 30% more electricity, costing $36 billion less than fossil fuel production and creating “about three times as many jobs per dollar invested.” Read all about it here.<\/a> [Eco Friendly Mag<\/a> via Wind Energy Update<\/a> via Oceana<\/a>]\n

Join the countdown to global campaign 10\/10\/10! It’s a high-energy movement for reducing global emissions in 2010 by 10%<\/strong>, and it’s gearing up this Sunday. We’ve been biking to work these days–how will you chop your emissions this year? For details on 10\/10\/10, click here.<\/a> [10\/10\/10<\/a>]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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