solar power

Build Your Home for Energy Efficiency March 27th, 2008

Tips for Creating an Energy Efficient Home

If you’re building from scratch there are some things you can do to insure maximum energy efficiency. Work proper shading into your design – tactics such as overhangs and trees planted within close proximity can...more

Green Your Cell Phone in One Easy Step March 17th, 2008

(Plus a few other options)

If you're anything like most cell-phone users, your phone is always on. It's always ready to take a call -- and always consuming power. And if your phone is anything like mine, that means it's...more

Awesome Solar and Wind System for Greener Building March 9th, 2008

Inhabitat, one of my favorite blogs, has a super slick recent post on this great new green building solution, Solar and Wind Photovoltaic ‘Leaves’. SMIT (Sustainably Minded Interactive Technology), one cool sustainable design group has released info on a...more

Jack Johnson Goes Solar! February 13th, 2008

Check out this footage of the Hawaii singer, surfer, songwriter playing from his latestrecord -- and talking about how he kept the whole thing sustainable by...more