energy usage Archives – The Green Optimistic green tech news, since 2008 Tue, 12 Aug 2014 10:29:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0 2667534 Innovative Skyscraper Shading Technology Controls Office Temperature And Light https://www.greenoptimistic.com/innovative-skyscraper-shading-technology-controls-office-temperature-light-20140812/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/innovative-skyscraper-shading-technology-controls-office-temperature-light-20140812/#respond Tue, 12 Aug 2014 10:29:36 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=48842 Everyone sitting behind a desk in a huge office building will know what I am talking about. You are tired, maybe slightly sleepy after lunch, finding it hard to concentrate, and to top it up, the sun is shining right at you, bringing up the office temperature to what feels like a million degrees. But, not […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/innovative-skyscraper-shading-technology-controls-office-temperature-light-20140812/feed/ 0 48842 Long Working Hours Speed Up Climate Change https://www.greenoptimistic.com/long-working-hours-speed-up-climate-change-20130208/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/long-working-hours-speed-up-climate-change-20130208/#comments Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:50:24 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=32914 A new study reported by the Center for Economic Policy and Research shows evidence that cutting working hours could slow down climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions. The economist David Rosnick estimated that if factories and offices operate fewer hours a day, the energy usage will drop, and carbon emissions will be reduced. If […]

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]]> https://www.greenoptimistic.com/long-working-hours-speed-up-climate-change-20130208/feed/ 1 32914 Google Releases Free Energy Monitoring Software https://www.greenoptimistic.com/google-energy-monitoring-software-20090319/ https://www.greenoptimistic.com/google-energy-monitoring-software-20090319/#respond Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:21:04 +0000 https://www.greenoptimistic.com/?p=3068 Google announced free software that allows users to monitor their home electricity use and mitigate the effects of global warming, without paying anything extra for the effort.

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