Alternative Energy & Sustainable Living Archive | Emagazine.com

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Revolutionizing Wind Power With Bladeless & Other New Tech

Wind power is poised to become significantly more efficient — and safer for wildlife — in the coming years thanks to technological advances.

Power lines against a vibrant sunset sky, highlighting the challenges of the U.S. power grid in transitioning to renewable energy sources.

U.S. Power Grid: Inadequate For Future Dominated By Renewables?

The transmission lines across the U.S. weren’t designed to carry renewable energy long distances.

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Determining Your Solar Needs: What Type of Panels and How Many?

Going solar? Does it matter how much sunlight you get? How much electricity will you need to generate? What type of panels should you buy?

Illustration of a historical figure experimenting with solar energy, surrounded by scientific instruments and light, representing the evolution of solar technology in "Let It Shine: The 6,000-Year Story of Solar Energy."

Let It Shine: The 6,000-Year Story of Solar Energy

Let It Shine is a fully revised and expanded edition of A Golden Thread, John Perlin’s classic history of solar technology…

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Can We Build Windfarms That Don’t Harm Wildlife?

Renewable energy from the wind is a dream-come-true for environmentalists, especially if we can capture it without hurting birds & bats…

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IEA Global Energy Report: Renewables Surge as CO2 Emissions RiseIEA’s Global Energy Report: Despite Progress, CO2 Emissions Still Rising

Despite significant growth in the amount of energy generated from renewable sources, 2018’s carbon emissions were up 1.7% from the previous year.

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Hoverboards: A Greener Way To Commute?

Sustainable Cities: Are battery-powered, emissions-free hoverboards the answer to public transit’s vexing “last mile” problem?

Solar panels arranged in a grid pattern, highlighting renewable energy technology relevant to sustainable living and solar energy solutions.

Going Solar Made Easy

Toying with the idea of putting solar panels on your roof? Our Green Guide to Going Solar can help you find out about incentives, reputable installers, etc.

Residential homes with well-maintained exteriors and landscaping, reflecting sustainable living and community aesthetics in an environmentally conscious neighborhood.

Being a Good Green Neighbor

Evaluating the sustainability of your neighborhood and community can spur hundreds or thousands of neighbors to take positive steps against climate change and other environmental problems.

Sustainably Harvested Guitar Tonewoods & Alternative Materials Take Center Stage

The fact that the so-called “tonewoods” that guitar makers have relied on for almost two centuries are now harder and harder to come by has left guitar makers scrambling to support replanting efforts in far flung locales and looking for sustainable alternatives that still imbue their instruments with pleasing tonal characteristics and eye-catching good looks…

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