Sustainable Energy

Sustainable Green Living in a Few Easy Steps

Margaret Hyde | Posted 10.15.2009 | Green


Margaret Hyde

No matter how large or small your home or your budget, here are some things you can do right now to make your home more sustainable.

How To Buy A Sustainable Home

nytimes.com | Leora Broydo Vestel | Posted 09.18.2009 | Green


The company is aiming to become the first mass producer of what is known in green building circles as "net zero energy homes" - those that generate en...

DIA Proposes $7 Million Dollar Project To Convert To Solar

AP | Posted 09.19.2009 | Denver


DENVER — Denver International Airport wants to build a $7 million solar electric-generating system to power its fuel storage and distribution sy...

A Triumph in Ecological Design: America's First "Living Building"

Lauren Yanks | Posted 09.14.2009 | Green


Lauren Yanks

Last month I attended a pivotal event: the opening of the Omega Center for Sustainable Living, a progressive environmental center slated to be the first certified "Living Building" in the United States.

New Report Predicts Record Wind Power Growth Ahead

Dennis Markatos | Posted 08.21.2009 | Green


Dennis Markatos

Wind power is expected to be the biggest source of new electricity supply during 2010-2012, providing 60% of new demand.

Gore To Back Emissions Reduction

theage.com.au | Posted 08.13.2009 | Green


A fully costed map for how Australia could reduce greenhouse gas emissions "at emergency speed" will be developed with the backing of former US vice-p...

Historic Fight in Congress for Our Clean Energy Future

Trip Van Noppen | Posted 07.19.2009 | Green


Trip Van Noppen

Our goal is clear -- to break their dirty energy monopoly -- and we are making progress. But, as these examples illustrate, the struggle is fierce.

An Eco Night in L.A. for the Star-Studded Stella McCartney Screening of Home

Marissa Bronfman | Posted 07.09.2009 | Green


Marissa Bronfman

Home is a visual masterpiece, a compilation of incredible aerial shots that dramatize the staggering statistics of environmental degradation and peril that many of us are already fairly familiar with.

Can the U.S. and China Cooperate on Coal?

Deborah Seligsohn | Posted 02.28.2009 | Green


Deborah Seligsohn

With 20% of the world's population and an economy that continues to grow, China has 14% of the world's coal reserves, but less than 1% of the world's oil and gas reserves.

Fighting Climate Change: Not an Obligation, an Opportunity

Michael Brune | Posted 01.11.2009 | Green


Michael Brune

The availability and affordability of renewable energy solutions show that further investments in dirty energy projects such as mountaintop removal are just outdated and unnecessary.

John "Nuke Bailout" Bryson Must Not Be Secretary of Energy

Harvey Wasserman | Posted 01.08.2009 | Green


Harvey Wasserman

Long gone from Southern California Edison, John Bryson's ascent to head the Department of Energy would send a disastrous signal to those who are committed to a post fossil/nuclear future.

Each Of Us Must Help Make America Energy Smart

Brian Keane | Posted 01.08.2009 | Green


Brian Keane

Americans must be proactive and do everything we can right now to support clean energy and energy efficiency -- without waiting for a new president, a new law or a new anything.

Opening Night in Portland a Success! Only 9 More Screenings This Weekend!

Josh Tickell | Posted 12.21.2008 | Green


Josh Tickell

After a long-awaited 11 years, it was exciting to watch as people lined up outside the box office.

Wood Pellet Boilers: Carbon-Neutral Heating (VIDEO)

Chelsea Green | J S Mcdougall | Posted 12.21.2008 | Green


Greg Pahl, author of Natural Home Heating: The Complete Guide to Renewable Energy Options, no longer relies on fossil fuels for winter heat. He has no...

Bail Out Detroit -- Right Now!

Matthew DeBord | Posted 12.21.2008 | Green


Matthew DeBord

We could let Detroit fail and throw money at the many future-car startups that are currently out there, but that won't provide enough product to market to deliver the improvements we require.

Fox and The Wall Street Journal Don't Get It: Americans Want Action on Global Warming and Clean Energy

Josh Nelson | Posted 03.19.2009 | Green


Josh Nelson

Despite what the Wall Street Journal would have you believe, the election on Tuesday did not indicate opposition to action on global warming and clean energy.

7 Portable Solar Laptop Chargers Worth Considering

Treehugger | Jaymi Heimbuch | Posted 11.24.2008 | Green


Portable solar laptops chargers have been around for a little while now, and they offer a great way to extend the battery life of your laptop using r...

Debbie Cook and Larry Kissell: Two Progressive Democrats for Congress

Erik Ose | Posted 09.26.2008 | Politics


Erik Ose

These contests will help determine whether the party can hold off Republicans' attempts to seize back control of Congress, or add seats to the Democratic majority they gained in 2006.

What About Free Hydrogen? (Part 1)

Patrick Takahashi | Posted 07.10.2008 | Green


Patrick Takahashi

We'll come to the how later, but an ideal alternative worthy of discussion would be one powered by clean and sustainable hydrogen.

"Highest-Output, Lowest-Cost" Solar Thermal Power System Proposed For California

Los Angeles Times | Richard Boudreaux | Posted 06.21.2008 | Green


DIMONA, ISRAEL -- On the scorched floor of Israel's Negev Desert blooms a field of 1,640 robotic mirrors that behave like sunflowers. Slightly larger...