A reader points out: To replace coal we do not have to also displace oil. It is a common misunderstanding to equate oil companies with our general energy needs. 70% of refined oil products are used in transportation. 20% for …
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Are "Good Ideas" in Energy Necessarily "Big?"
On my piece: “Good Ideas in Clean Energy Are Actually Quite Rare,” longtime 2GreenEnergy supporter “BreathOnTheWind” notes: We seem to expect renewable resources to be a plug and play replacement for fossil fuels. On the contrary, renewable energy gathers energy …
From Guest Blogger Anita Ginsburg: Eco-Friendly Landscaping Ideas For A Green Yard And Home
The most conscientious among us are determined to treat our world the way it deserves and adopt an eco-friendly attitude. This approach applies especially to the front lines of greenery that are within our domain, the gardens we landscape to …
From Guest Blogger Izzie: Which Household Materials Are Best for the Environment?
It’s safe to say that a lot of people in society are starting to become more sensitive towards their environmental footprint. While not every has jumped on the “save the Earth” bandwagon, a lot of people who wouldn’t have been …
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From Guest Blogger James Timpton: The Upcycling Effect at Home
We all want to improve our green credentials and one of the key ways we can do this is by preventing items, which still have valuable life, ending up in landfill. We are moving away from being a throwaway society …
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Government Subsidies for Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energy
In response to my piece: Government Subsidies for the Energy Industry in the U.S., senior energy analyst Glenn Doty makes these points which I’ve greatly abbreviated; I encourage readers to click on the link and read the whole enchilada.
Doing What Comes Naturally
Somehow, we need to get to the point where all of civilization sees its love for the environment as an integral part of living as a human being on a small and fragile, but intensely beautiful planet.
From a Guest Blogger: Motorized Blinds Are Greener than the World Thinks
Think motorized blinds, think electricity. Think electricity, don’t think green. This is the equation that has been drilled into most of us although surprisingly, it doesn’t always have to happen like this. Let’s start with an introduction to motorized blinds.
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Energy Efficiency and the Negawatt
The concept of the “negawatt” has been in our vocabulary for several decades now; I believe it was the creation of environmental scientist Amory Lovins (pictured). The idea is simply that the cheapest and most environmentally friendly kilowatt-hour of electricity is …
Larger Lessons Can Be Learned From the Garden
My brother and sister- in-law both retired from their respective careers last year and moved to a rural part of Kauai. They have a lovely home on three acres and dedicate a great deal of their time to the pursuit of …
