Why not just cut that electrical umbilical cord from the power company to your home and go off grid completely, in the middle of the city or suburbs? Unfortunately it's not that simple, and not cheap.

Given that there are 132,600 schools in the U.S. alone, the GCC demonstrates that the potential benefits of a national school-based resource conservation movement are enormous.

I don't believe our window of opportunity has closed on building new big reserves; not yet anyway. But we need to be much more creative and more optimistic if we are going to breathe new life into, and reawaken, that Golden Era.

If we can get decision makers to value nature's services, if we can help them understand that this is in their enlightened self-interest, then we can transition to sustainable development.

As South by Southwest has proven in the areas of technology and music, the best new thinking and creative ideas often emerge when we cross boundaries to seek out new relationships and ideas.

It's hard to take the train in New York without encountering a pop quiz about energy usage. The trouble with this sort of public advertising campaign? Presenting myths and facts often sows more confusion than it dispels.

This heat wave made a name for itself for both the high humidity that accompanied it and pushed heat indices above 110º as well as for the wide region of the country it affected.

During the past two months, I have spent some time in Japan and, no particular surprise, they are in deep trouble regarding energy supply. The great T...

Send all your eco-inquiries to Jennifer Grayson at eco.etiquette@gmail.com. Questions may be edited for length and clarity. I try to unplug all my ap...

This isn't about politics -- it's about people, livelihoods and quality of life here in the U.S. Let's wean ourselves of fossil fuels and put America on a competitive path to the future.

Earth Hour 2010 is being celebrated today, March 27, 2010, with lights going out for one hour from 8:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. local time in each part of t...

"Beyond Petroleum" indeed! It's great that, in response to the Gulf oil tragedy, President Obama has reaffirmed his commitment to clean alternative e...

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