Stores, JCPenney, Verizon Wireless, Staples, and Target, have more than 900 Energy Star labeled stores in 48 states, making it easy to shop green from coast to coast. Families can also help protect the environment by choosing Energy Star qualified... Full Article at Environmental Protection Agency

These processors are specially designed to run heavily-used chunks of code, called “hot code,” in Google’s Android smartphone platform. The chips can respond to instructions using 11 times less energy than typical mobile application processors, and... Full Article at Inhabitat

Unbundled utility structures in which energy transmission and distribution utilities are separate from power generation companies that own power plants, encouraging least costs strategies for meeting energy demand through conservation. Decoupled... Full Article at Grist

18 months of ownership? If the answer is no to either of these questions, then no, functionality is not a relevant factor to the environmental impact of a device like a cell phone. Functionality is indeed a big deal when analyzing the impact of... Full Article at Treehugger

Following the phase out of traditional incandescent light bulbs and electricity and gas firms disrupting free CRLs, also known as energy saving bulbs, Recolight is expecting the need for recycling facilities to increase. The bulbs also contain mercury,... Full Article at Environmental Data Interactive

But it could make life harder for the comparatively few homeowners who have already used local PACE programs to finance energy-efficiency retrofits. "To mitigate the risk posed by PACE obligations that take lien priority over the mortgage, Fannie Mae... Full Article at Grist

Major trade body, the UK Green Building Council, is backing the campaign and urging members to sign up. It has long lobbied for Display Energy Certificates (DECs) to be a legal requirement on buildings beyond those used by the public sector. It argues... Full Article at Environmental Data Interactive