The Great Green Grid
The smart grid will allow us to really make use of renewable energy like wind and solar and give consumers new control over their energy use…
July 2010
A City Gone Smart
Boulder, Colorado, is now SmartGridCity. Thanks to a test run of smart grid technologies there, residents are already saving money and reducing energy use.
Like Google Earth, Below Ground
The company Geospatial is creating three-dimensional underground maps that could prove essential for designing a new smart grid network.
The Smartest Washer on the Block
Demand-response heaters, refrigerators, washing machines and other appliances are being rolled out at GE and will available in stores soon…
Smart and Smarter
Plug-in hybrid and electric cars can work with the smart grid, by drawing energy when it’s most efficient and helping to store renewable energy…
What are the most important foods to buy organic?
EWG’s “Shopper’s Guide to Pesticides” makes it easy for consumer’s to know which foods they should definitely buy organic.
The Truth About Fracking
For anyone still wondering if hydraulic fracturing or "fracking"—a means of extracting natural gas by injecting water, sand and chemicals at high pressure underground to break through rock—is safe, a new video called "Stand Up New York!" offers a quick tutorial.
Major Chemical Reform Takes Root
The first bill on toxic substances since the 1970s was introduced to the House last Wednesday.
Are Wildflower Blooms Coming Earlier?
It’s hard to pin specific year-to-year weather-variations on global warming, but wildflowers do seem to be blooming earlier.
Semana del 25/7/10
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Oí que algunas granjas de viento utilizan hidrocarburos para impulsar sus generadores cuando no hace viento. ¿No derrota eso completamente su propósito de energía renovable? ¿Por qué no se deja que la energía eólica se ocupe de eso? También, he oído que los sonidos de baja frecuencia engendrados por estas turbinas pueden dañar a personas y animales. ¿Es esto verdad?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: Mi vecino me aconsejó poner cloro en mis desaguaderos cada semana para mantenerlos limpios y destapados. ¿Presenta esto algún peligro?