Energy
Energy Efficiency Consultant On Climate Change And Efficiency September 10th, 2008
Green Canary Sustainability CEO Kevin Tuerff interviews Wendy Reed, a national energy efficiency consultant, about how being energy efficient can help the fight against climate change. ...more
Track Your Energy Use by the Second with The Energy Detective September 5th, 2008
Find Out Exactly How Much Electricity You're Using
How much electricity do you use when you turn on a light? When you're watching TV? When you wash your dishes? How about if you're doing all three at once? The Energy Detective ("TED" for short)...more
Generation-E September 5th, 2008
A recent post by Andrew C. Revkin in the NY Times discusses how the current generation of young people should be called Generation-E because they will be the ones to suffer the ramifications of our...more
5 Ways to Green Your PC -- Without Spending a Penny September 4th, 2008
How many hours a day do you spend on your PC? Two? Four? Eight? Twelve? (Okay, I'm not quite that bad, but I do average about 8 hours a day.) PCs -- especially desktops -- can...more
Fridge Door Open Too Long? Sound the Alarm! September 2nd, 2008
Save Energy by Reminding Family Members to Close the Fridge Door
Does anyone in your house have an annoying tendency to stand in front of the fridge with the door open? Do your kids or your husband spend long minutes searching through the refrigerator or the...more
Classes Are About to Start -- Online! August 28th, 2008
Online Education Saves Energy, Saves Money
Millions of kids are about to go back to school next week -- right alongside millions of adults looking to take their careers to the next level. This year, more and more of college students adults...more
Want Solar Power? Let RoofRay Calculate Your Solar Potential August 22nd, 2008
Thinking about putting solar panels on your house, but not sure how effective they'll be? RoofRay has an answer. This great online tool uses Google Maps to calculate the amount of energy that you will likely...more
Thar She Blows! August 22nd, 2008
World's Largest Wind Turbine Stirs Things Up
Take a look at the largest wind turbines the world. They may be an invaluable addition to the arsenal of sustainable energy -- and that's not hot air, either. Want to see more short,...more
Google Goes Geothermal. Can You? August 21st, 2008
Clean Energy Could Be Right Under Your Feet
Google recently announced it would invest $10 million into the development of geothermal energy systems. Geothermal, one of the hot new ideas in "clean technology," uses the natural heat under the Earth's surface to provide...more
Consumers Pay Attention To Energy Star Labels August 20th, 2008
The “Energy Star” label is extremely or very important to 68 percent of consumers, according to the fourth EcoPinion Survey from EcoAlign, a strategic marketing agency focused on energy and the environment.Other findings from the...more
