Frequent commenter Tim Kingston just sent me this piece on “Online Electric Vehicles,” i.e., EVs that use inductive charging built into the roads. He notes: “Here is an interesting idea. Good for city and school bus routes. I wonder if …
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From Guest-Blogger Jeanette: Gardening in the Big City is Always Possible
Gardening Woes You’re dying to start your own garden but feel a little astounded, with little or no idea what to grow exactly. What makes it even more challenging is the fact that you are living in an area with …
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From Guest Blogger Liam Pettinger: Sustainable Benefits of Solid Wood Flooring
Environmentally Sustainable solid wood flooring While looking at sustainable flooring, solid wood flooring is one option that immediately comes to mind. This may sound a little contradictory as wood is obviously derived from trees. However wood flooring can be a surprisingly …
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From Guest-Blogger Jessica: Seven Tips for Creating a Water Efficient Garden
In the summer months, water usage doubles. This is the season when people are outdoors watering their gardens and lawns. Due to this, it places stress on many water systems while increasing costs for water users and tax payers. With …
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From Guest-Blogger Jess: 6 Top Electric Cars And Why You Should Buy One
Electric car options have exploded in the past couple of years. Prices have become more reasonable, while quality and features constantly improve. The government has also begun issuing a $7,500 federal income tax credit for qualified fully motor and battery-powered …
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Rethinking the Regulation of Our Electric Utilities
Here’s an article that points to one of the many issues we face in our quest to integrate large amounts of solar energy into our grid-mix: all this distributed generation is making it tough for the utilities. In 43 of …
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From Guest Blogger Wilson: Top Travel Destinations for Eco-Friendly Vacations
It is the summer season and many people look to visit different parts of the world to make full use of their vacations. However, just because you are going for trip does not mean that your concern for the Mother …
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Overhauling Transportation in Las Vegas with Electric Vehicles
Tony Hsieh (pronounced “Shay”), whose net worth is north of $800 million, is working on a plan to convert some of the 9000 taxis in Las Vegas to electric vehicles (Teslas) hailed by and paid for with smart phones. I …
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From Guest Blogger Tina Samuels: How Can Daycare Facilities Contribute to the Green Life?
Living green is something that every person can do in order to help lower human’s impact on the planet. Due to human activity, our climate is changing faster now than any other time in history. The Earth goes through climate …
The Mysterious Barack Obama
Insofar as it’s the birthday of U.S. President Barack Obama, I thought I’d write this short post, simply to state that the man remains an enigma to me. What bemuses me about Obama is that an intelligent, sensitive, and extremely powerful …
