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Green Stats: 89,000 - Treehugger

89,000 - That's how many terawatts (one terawatt equals 1,000,000,000,000 watts) of solar energy passes through the atmosphere and reaches the Earth's surface at any moment.

Online Bill Paying Saves 24 Square Feet of Forest per Year - Reuters

The PayItGreen Alliance said it believed this was the first detailed study commissioned to determine the impact of one individual household on the environment and it hoped to get across the message that every green step counted.

The study found the average U.S. household receives about 19 bills and statements from credit card companies and banks every month and makes about seven payments by paper each month.

Breakthrough Windows Would Save $15B/Year - EcoGeek

In terms of energy efficiency, windows are one of the biggest contributors to heat loss from buildings. But a new window technology called vacuum-insulated glass (VIG) being developed by Guardian Industries could allow for windows that can provide insulation values comparable to, well...walls, with a new double-pane glass with a vacuum between the panes.

The biggest source of mistakes: carbon vs. carbon dioxide - Gristmill

The biggest source of confusion and errors in climate discussions probably concerns "carbon" versus "carbon dioxide." I was reminded of this last week when I saw an analysis done for a major environmental group that confused the two and hence was wrong by a large factor (3.67).

Cali Utility to Install 2 Miles of Solar Panels - Earth2Tech

Southern California Edison (SCE) has launched one of the most ambitious solar rooftop projects to date, promising 250 megawatts of photovoltaic power covering more than two square miles (some 65 million square feet) of southern California’s commercial building rooftops in what it claims will be the nation’s largest solar cell installation. All told, the project is forecast to cost $875 million and produce enough power for 162,000 homes. Booyah.