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The author of today’s post, Sheryl Canter, is an Online Writer and Editorial Manager at Environmental Defense. They say knowledge is power. That’s the idea behind an interesting innovation in the U.K. called "smart meters" which tell people in real time how much energy their appliances are using, and how much carbon is being emitted ...