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Obama Girl and Russell Simmons kick off "America's Greenest Campus" nationwide contest

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There’s certainly been much talk about colleges going green in recent years. In today’s world, schools know they need to be committed to environmental sustainability…

SmartPower SmartTip of the Week: Why light an empty room?

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As our good friend Elizabeth notes in the latest SmartPower Minute, we can save money and energy, and reduce air pollution by simply remembering to turn off lights when we leave a room. I know what you may be…

SmartPower SmartTip of the Week: When you buy a computer, buy a laptop

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There are plenty of obvious benefits to purchasing a laptop computer over a desktop unit. Typically, laptops are usually a lot cheaper (depending on what makes and models you’re comparing) and you can take them anywhere except on a snorkeling adventure. But you should also know, as our good friend…

SmartPower SmartTip of the Week: Let’s get young people Energy Smart

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SmartPower is launching an all-new Web site to help inspire young people to be smarter about the energy they use—LetGetEnergySmart.com!…

SmartPower SmartTip of the Week: Give your oven some TLC

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Sometimes, being Energy Smart may mean getting a little down and dirty. Take it from our friend Elizabeth in the latest SmartPower Minute. Most of the…

SmartPower SmartTip of the Week: Cook it under pressure

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How many of you reading this blog have an electric pressure cooker or some other countertop cooking device stuffed away in the recesses of your kitchen…

SmartPower SmartTip of the Week: Support America by being Energy Smart

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You know that being Energy Smart saves you money and helps the environment—we reduce the amount of energy we purchase,…

SmartPower SmartTip of the Week: Don’t get fooled again

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A recent story in Parade magazine began with the uplifting--but curious--headline “Green Goes Mainstream”.

The article points out several ways that energy sustainability grew in the U.S. throughout 2008, and how consumers are coming around to being Energy Smart—from more shoppers carrying reusable grocery bags to more drivers than ever sitting behind the wheel of hybrid.

Like our friend Elizabeth talks about in the latest SmartPower Minute, it is definitely newsworthy to highlight the ways Americans are becoming smarter about the energy we use. However, it is also valuable to use some caution about saying Green is now mainstream.