Plugging up the leaks that allow cold air to slip into your house—and drive up your heating bills—is an important first step in creating an energy-efficient home.

为防止冷风通过缝隙进入你的房子，从而增加你的暖气费，把那些漏风处都堵上吧。 这是让你的家变得节能的最重要的第一步。

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Washables can have a lower carbon footprint, but only if you have an energy-efficient washing machine, use a 60-degree wash cycle, limit yourself to 24 nappies, and don't tumble dry or iron them.

只有在你有一个高能效的洗衣机，使用60度洗衣周期，限制在24片尿布以内，不要甩水和熨干的情况下，可洗尿布的碳足迹才会相对比较低。

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Most important to GM, the Volt can help restore its prestige as a technological leader, in greenness and in an energy-efficient future.

更重要的是，通用汽车能用这款车的绿色，省油概念重新树立起自己在汽车业技术老大的形象。

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The hotels use energy-saving lights and appliances, buy local wine and produce for their restaurants, compost organic waste, donate old linens and towels to charities, and use an energy-efficient, "green" local laundry.

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In order to create a real-world model, MyEnergi Lifestyle is planning to launch a contest awarding one lucky family an energy efficient home makeover.

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Steven Nadell, executive director of the nonprofit American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, counters that CEA member firms are resistant to changing DTA designs already in place.

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The bulb triumphed in the Bright Tomorrow competition run by the US Department of Energy that aimed to find an energy efficient alternative to the 60-watt incandescent light bulb.

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