This month, New York City community boards will hold hearings on new zoning rules that would make it easier for developers and homeowners to make buil...
Karin Kloosterman | Posted 02.19.2012
An in-depth study by the U.S. Department of Energy's Argonne National Laboratory shows that hybrid cars do, in fact, require more energy to produce than conventional cars. The are emitting more greenhouse gases and burning more fossil fuels during the manufacturing process.
Jennifer Schwab | Posted 11.21.2011
Our recommendation is that you forget about the Great Netflix Controversy, cancel your Quickster subscriptions, and take the streaming-only portion of the subscription service.
HuffingtonPost.com | Tyler Kingkade | Posted 11.15.2011
WASHINGTON -- House Republicans rolled out their plan to fund disaster relief in Majority Leader Eric Cantor's (R-Va.) district, but at the cost of al...
Inhabitat | Posted 09.14.2011
The heat is on this summer and many of us will be escaping it with the press of a button. Air conditioning is a big reason cities and suburbs can be b...
Posted 07.02.2011
Food-related energy consumption in the United States is growing, explains USA Today with some alarming statistics. From 2002 through 2007, food-re...
Inhabitat | Posted 05.25.2011
When it comes to energy efficiency, the easiest way to start cutting down your monthly bill is through your home's lighting. By making simple changes ...
The New York Times | Nick Bunkley | Posted 05.25.2011
LIVONIA, Mich. -- The Chevrolet Volt and Nissan Leaf have gotten nearly all the attention, but they are not the only electric vehicles making their wa...
Zem Joaquin | Posted 05.25.2011
I created a documentary to delve deeper into the process of creating a chic little cottage out of reclaimed materials and tenacity.
AP | DINESH RAMDE | Posted 05.25.2011
MILWAUKEE — Cities around the country that have installed energy-efficient traffic lights are discovering a hazardous downside: The bulbs don't ...
nytimes.com | Posted 05.25.2011
The proliferation of personal computers, iPods, cellphones, game consoles and all the rest amounts to the fastest-growing source of power demand in th...
A. Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011
Those who can afford the upfront costs can afford to be energy inefficient. Those who can't afford the costs of energy inefficiency can't afford the upfront costs.
Graham Hill | Posted 05.25.2011
Ever wondered if those little placards on your hotel room sink, exhorting you to use less water or fewer towels 'for the environment' actually work?
Salt Lake Tribune | Posted 05.25.2011
A year after its opening, the building housing the Mark Miller Toyota-Scion dealership in downtown Salt Lake City has received a Gold LEED certificati...
Anneli Rufus | Posted 05.25.2011
This week I got a private sneak-preview tour of downtown Berkeley's David Brower Center, a bold new 50,000-square-foot experiment in "green from the ground up" architecture that will open to the public on Sunday.
MetroFocus | Posted 01.05.2012