http://www.apesphere.com Primates for progress Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:12:06 GMT en /images/apesphere_logo_rss.gif http://www.apesphere.com Wed, 20 Jan 2010 13:12:06 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/2182/2010/01/20/Roof-mounted_wind_turbines_eco-bling_no_CO2_impact Home & Garden http://www.apesphere.com/story/2182/2010/01/20/Roof-mounted_wind_turbines_eco-bling_no_CO2_impact Tue, 19 Jan 2010 20:04:15 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/blog/73/2010/01/19/The_Life_I_Can_Save_my_ten4tues_project Home & Garden http://www.apesphere.com/blog/73/2010/01/19/The_Life_I_Can_Save_my_ten4tues_project Sun, 13 Sep 2009 12:40:04 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1715/2009/09/13/Turning_to_Windmills_but_Resistance_Lingers Home & Garden http://www.apesphere.com/story/1715/2009/09/13/Turning_to_Windmills_but_Resistance_Lingers Sat, 12 Sep 2009 16:17:49 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1706/2009/09/12/The_Greenest_White_House Home & Garden http://www.apesphere.com/story/1706/2009/09/12/The_Greenest_White_House Thu, 03 Sep 2009 17:23:31 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1563/2009/09/03/US_utilities_hit_as_consumers_go_green Home & Garden http://www.apesphere.com/story/1563/2009/09/03/US_utilities_hit_as_consumers_go_green Wed, 19 Aug 2009 15:35:45 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/blog/58/2009/08/19/Harpers_Lollipop_Tree_Dress Home & Garden http://www.apesphere.com/blog/58/2009/08/19/Harpers_Lollipop_Tree_Dress Wed, 12 Aug 2009 20:26:38 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/blog/56/2009/08/12/How_many_people_does_it_take_to_make_a_pair_of_Jeans Home & Garden http://www.apesphere.com/blog/56/2009/08/12/How_many_people_does_it_take_to_make_a_pair_of_Jeans Wed, 08 Jul 2009 19:28:43 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/blog/48/2009/07/08/A_Fresh_Look_at_Made_in_Italy Home & Garden http://www.apesphere.com/blog/48/2009/07/08/A_Fresh_Look_at_Made_in_Italy Wed, 17 Jun 2009 19:51:00 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/blog/35/2009/06/17/Where_the_heck_is_Imported Home & Garden http://www.apesphere.com/blog/35/2009/06/17/Where_the_heck_is_Imported Mon, 15 Jun 2009 18:01:37 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1304/2009/06/15/Japan_buys_Czechs_Green_Home_Improvements Home & Garden http://www.apesphere.com/story/1304/2009/06/15/Japan_buys_Czechs_Green_Home_Improvements Today, Japan is contributing to our potential for a further reduction in emissions - Martin Bursik, Czech Environment Minister ]]> Wed, 10 Jun 2009 19:50:54 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/blog/31/2009/06/10/Where_Am_I_Wearing_Uzbek_Cotton Home & Garden http://www.apesphere.com/blog/31/2009/06/10/Where_Am_I_Wearing_Uzbek_Cotton Wed, 27 May 2009 19:13:57 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/blog/27/2009/05/27/Where_Am_I_Wearing_Wednesday_Under_Armour Home & Garden http://www.apesphere.com/blog/27/2009/05/27/Where_Am_I_Wearing_Wednesday_Under_Armour Fri, 01 May 2009 09:07:16 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/1084/2009/05/01/Majority_of_Americans_support_greenhouse_gas_regulation Home & Garden http://www.apesphere.com/story/1084/2009/05/01/Majority_of_Americans_support_greenhouse_gas_regulation A recent spate of polls indicate that American popular opinion is trending in the direction of strong majority support for greenhouse gas regulation ]]> Thu, 09 Apr 2009 11:27:03 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/968/2009/04/09/Uncle_Sam_wants_you_to_green_up_your_act Home & Garden http://www.apesphere.com/story/968/2009/04/09/Uncle_Sam_wants_you_to_green_up_your_act NY Times has a handy cheat sheet on tax incentives on offer from the IRS, in the form of tax credits for energy-efficient home upgrades. ]]> Tue, 31 Mar 2009 08:44:41 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/901/2009/03/31/Shower_gadget_puts_dirty_hot_water_to_good_use Home & Garden http://www.apesphere.com/story/901/2009/03/31/Shower_gadget_puts_dirty_hot_water_to_good_use I love technology. Seriously, the amount of resources an average home can save through a little care and cleverness is impressive. ]]> Wed, 25 Mar 2009 16:36:42 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/blog/4/2009/03/25/Where_am_I_Wearing_Wednesday Home & Garden http://www.apesphere.com/blog/4/2009/03/25/Where_am_I_Wearing_Wednesday Mon, 23 Mar 2009 13:18:41 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/834/2009/03/23/Cutting_your_carbon_footprint__Move_to_the_city Home & Garden http://www.apesphere.com/story/834/2009/03/23/Cutting_your_carbon_footprint__Move_to_the_city Urbanites worldwide have a much lower per-capita carbon footprint than their suburban and rural peers ]]> Mon, 09 Mar 2009 10:04:02 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/615/2009/03/09/Affordable_starter_solar_panels_for_twentysomethings Home & Garden http://www.apesphere.com/story/615/2009/03/09/Affordable_starter_solar_panels_for_twentysomethings One of the problems with converting homes to solar power has been the high initial investment required. ]]> Thu, 19 Feb 2009 08:49:39 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/476/2009/02/19/British_sprout_green_thumbs_en_masse Home & Garden http://www.apesphere.com/story/476/2009/02/19/British_sprout_green_thumbs_en_masse Allotment gardening is now so trendy that there are waitlists of up to 100,000, says the BBC ]]> Tue, 17 Feb 2009 18:15:11 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/452/2009/02/17/The_Bronx_is_getting_a_little_greener-1 Home & Garden http://www.apesphere.com/story/452/2009/02/17/The_Bronx_is_getting_a_little_greener-1 Green building is no longer the sole province of shiny, high-tech, high-profile projects. ]]> Thu, 12 Feb 2009 20:38:31 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/401/2009/02/12/All_UK_homes_to_get_energy_efficiency_makeover_by_2030 Home & Garden http://www.apesphere.com/story/401/2009/02/12/All_UK_homes_to_get_energy_efficiency_makeover_by_2030 The Environment Minister Ed Milliband announced a plan that would see domestic energy use reduced by a third by 2030. ]]> Sun, 08 Feb 2009 20:41:02 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/333/2009/02/08/Nothing_comes_between_me_and_my_insulation-1 Home & Garden http://www.apesphere.com/story/333/2009/02/08/Nothing_comes_between_me_and_my_insulation-1 An Arizona company is making housing insulation that's fiberglass and formaldehyde free, and always in style: it's made from recycled blue jeans. ]]> Tue, 27 Jan 2009 14:12:30 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/197/2009/01/27/Blog_Sustainability_is_as_Old_as_Civilization Home & Garden http://www.apesphere.com/story/197/2009/01/27/Blog_Sustainability_is_as_Old_as_Civilization The Web Ecoist has a lovely post on the Seven Ancient Wonders of Sustainability. ]]> Sun, 18 Jan 2009 22:30:38 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/44/2009/01/18/US_tax_incentives_for_greening_home Home & Garden http://www.apesphere.com/story/44/2009/01/18/US_tax_incentives_for_greening_home The Green Skeptic highlights state and federal tax incentives for investing in green home technology. ]]> Sun, 18 Jan 2009 20:32:30 GMT http://www.apesphere.com/story/37/2009/01/18/House_of_the_Future Home & Garden http://www.apesphere.com/story/37/2009/01/18/House_of_the_Future No more guessing about home energy use in a house that monitors it for you. ]]>