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Find out what all those green terms mean:

•	Acid rain	•	Green building
•	Alternative fuels	•	Greenhouse effect
•	Attic fan	•	Greenhouse gases
•	Attic vent	•	Green power
•	Biodiesel	•	Greenwash
•	Biofuel	•	Hybrid system
•	Biomass	•	Hydroelectric power
•	British Thermal Unit (Btu)	•	Incandescent
•	Calorie	•	Insulation
•	Carbon dioxide	•	Insulation blanket
•	Carbon monoxide	•	Kilowatt (kW)
•	Carbon offsets	•	Kilowatt-hour (kwh)
•	Clean energy	•	Megawatt
•	Climate change	•	Megawatt-hour
•	Compact fluorescent	•	Methane
•	CFL	•	Methanol
•	Composting	•	Natural gas
•	Conventional power	•	Nonrenewable fuels
•	E85	•	Nuclear energy
•	Emission(s)	•	Off-peak
•	Energy	•	Organic
•	Energy audit	•	Pay-as-you-throw programs
•	Energy Efficiency Ratio (EER)	•	Phantom load
•	Energy Star	•	Photovoltaic device
•	Ethanol	•	Photovoltaic (solar) module or panel
•	Fluorescent light	•	Propane
•	Fossil fuels	•	Recycled
•	Fuel	•	Recycling
•	Fuel cell	•	Renewable energy
•	Fuel oil	•	Reuse
•	Gasohol	•	R-value
•	Gasoline	•	Solar energy
•	Generator	•	Source reduction
•	Geothermal energy	•	Tankless water heater
•	Geothermal heat pump	•	Triple pane (Window)
•	Gigawatt (GW)	•	Volt
•	Global warming	•	Voltage
•	Grain alcohol	•	Watt
•	Global climate change (GCC)	•	Watt-hour
•	Global warming	•	Wattmeter
•	Graywater or greywater	•	Wind turbine