When planning for a new home or a next phase, one of the most important considerations should be the overall cost of ownership. It can be easy to overlook the cost of utilities when you fall in love with a …
From Guest Blogger Ann Shirley: How to Build the Most Energy Efficient Home Read More »
To solve the problems of climate change and harmful pollution, everyone needs to do their part to contribute, and that includes homeowners. Below are several great tips you can use to stay green at home and waste less. Program Your …
From Guest Blogger Anita Ginsberg: How You Can Stay Green at Home and Waste Less Read More »
I have a friend in Kansas City (skyline pictured here) I’ve known for many years through my connection to the world of electric vehicles, and he likes to keep me apprised of the developments in technology as it’s applied to …
Though I’ve never read it cover-to-cover, I have to love what Mark Twain wrote in “The Innocents Abroad”: “The gentle reader will never, never know what a consummate ass he can become until he goes abroad. I speak now, of …
All those of us who follow the three-ring circus that is the U.S. government when it comes to the discussion on climate change and possible steps towards mitigation must be laughing at the article linked above. This guy happens to …
Senator Calls For Investigation Into The Climate Change 'Denial-For-Hire Scheme' Read More »
Today’s manufacturers take a more environmentally responsible position regarding the manufacturing of products. As such, the latest boost in the manufacturing industry will be much more clean, sustainable, and eco-friendly.
You gotta love this piece (see title above). I’m reminded of the project I did last year for a client, promoting the idea of building-integrated solar thermal hot water heating. Part of the effort was a day or so in …
Beer Brewers Unite To Call For Action On Climate Change Read More »
As I wrote in my post called Utilities Wage Campaign Against Rooftop Solar – But It’s a Bit More Complicated Than That: The subject is made even thornier because, as the author mentions, distributed generation means reduced loads at or near …
Uprooting Our Relationships with Our Power Utilities Read More »
I had a wonderful conversation with my old friend Jon LeSage yesterday, in which we talked about our respective business foci. Jon spends most of his time writing about and consulting on the adoption of alternative fuel transportation, which is …
Here’s a device that devours uneaten food from restaurants, and, with the input of energy, creates top-grade compost from that waste stream in just a few hours. Apparently, the Hawaiians have created a cycle in which the farmer delivers the …
