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CenterPoint Energy The road is getting bumpy as Texans become acquainted with so-called “smart” electric meters. So-called “smart” electric meters, heralded as vital for an energy-conscious era, are having a rough rollout in Texas. The devices, which enable utilities to vary their rates according to the time of day, allow consumers to save money — in ...read more

BERKELEY, CA — With 500 members in 42 states and 11 countries, the Eco-Dentistry Association has launched a certification program for green dental practices and named its two inaugural recipients. Pure Dental in Dallas, Texas, (one of its patient suites is pictured left) and ORA Dental ...read more

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From Green Right Now Reports eBay, that giant online garage sale, announced today that it will offer a new green shopping hub. Mandala Record Clock made from an old vinyl album, and sold on eBay The hub will help shoppers identify products that are green by virtue of being vintage or used; made of sustainable materials or designed ...read more

Reuters An electrician went to work on power cables in Caracas, Venezuela, on Monday. The country has come dangerously close to a major collapse in electricity generation because of falling water levels in reservoirs at its main hydroelectric dam. A severe drought in Venezuela appears to be pushing the country’s president, Hugo Chávez, to ramp up ...read more

It doesn't matter who you are, we can all be fighters in the War on Terra. http://greenhouseneutralfoundation.org/articles/2010/03/09/awakening-with-nature… Read the original article at Current

It is always great to see such stories. A small frog that had been declared extinct more than 30 years ago has been rediscovered in Australia. Litoria castanea, better known as the “yellow-spotted bell frog” or the “tablelands bell frog,” was found in a creek bed on private property by biologists Luke Pearce and David Hunter. ...read more

China is now the largest emitter of CO2 on the planet, as it powers a large industrial base primarily through the use of coal-fired power plants. However, many of those goods are immediately shipped overseas, often to the US and EU, link: http://arstechnica.com/science/news/2010/03/europe-outsourcing-co2-emissions-to-… Read the original article at Current

What you should know about toothpaste ingredients and our top natural paste picks. Read the original article at The Daily Green

Annie Leonard may live in California, but she has a prominent piece of Philadelphia on her desk. It’s a jar of toxic incinerator ash, and the gray powder may well be the most famous, well-traveled incinerator ash in the world. It was from a Philadelphia incinerator, and for 16 years, it wandered the ocean on the barge ...read more

There are fun-to-drive cars, green cars, and affordable cars. But is there showroom machinery that does all three? The answer is - a flourish of trumpets, please - yes. It is possible to find all three qualities under one steel or cloth roof, and we have a six-pack of fun, green affordables (FGAs) to bolster our argument. The ...read more