Business & Innovation
Stop Household Energy Loss with Black & Decker's New Leak Detector June 5th, 2009
Every house leaks. Cool air sneaks in, warm air sneaks out, and your household efficiency (literally) goes out the window. Now you can help to find those not-so-obvious thermal leaks throughout your house, apartment or office...more
Save Energy with Seagate Low-Power Hard Drives June 4th, 2009
I'm writing this on my laptop, because my desktop PC is getting a bit old and needs a new hard drive before the old one fails. My quest for a new hard drive led me...more
Double the Life of Post-It Notes — Save $100 Million and Reduce the Landfills June 2nd, 2009
By Susan Seliger I have come up with a discovery so beautiful in its simplicity that I feel like 3M’s Art Fry and colleague Spencer Silver must have felt upon inventing the Post-It Note decades ago....more
Put A Solar-Powerwed Flashlight in Your Pocket June 2nd, 2009
I live in a pretty rural area, so I like to carry a small flashlight with me in my pocket wherever I go. But even energy-efficient LED flashlights need batteries. How to reduce my battery...more
Massive Social Networking Experiment Aims to Save 10,000 Acres May 29th, 2009
Remember that old commercial, "And then she told two friends, and they told two friends, and they told two friends..."? Well, the fine folks at Conseration International have had the same idea, hoping to tap into...more
Get Grilling! Here’s a Clean, Green Alternative to Charcoal and Gas May 28th, 2009
By Susan Seliger I miss grilling fiercely. When I lived out in the burbs, I loved moving the heat of summer cooking out of the kitchen onto the deck. I’d keep flaming my food through fall...more
iRecycle: The iPhone App That Helps You Recycle May 28th, 2009
Okay, so you've just decided to get rid of an old piece of electronics, but you don't know where to dispose of it. Nothing's listed in your local Yellow pages, and the town dump won't...more
How’d You Like a Green Home and a Hybrid Car Worth $750,000? May 26th, 2009
By Susan Seliger Remember when your mom told you TV would rot your brain? Odds are, she just may have been right. So before all those neurons start wasting away, do what you can to defy...more
Plan an Event for SolarDay 2009 - Coming on June 21 May 26th, 2009
Less than four weeks from now, people and companies around the world will be celebrating SolarDay 2009 -- the first annual event to promote the use of and potential behind solar power. So what can you...more
Use Your Webcam or Digital Camera to Help Save Frogs May 22nd, 2009
Around the world, frogs are in danger. Nearly one third of all frog and amphibian species risk extinction, thanks to habitat loss, pollution, pesticides, climate change and an insidious fungal infection that has spread to...more
