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?
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…
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…
IEA’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.
Hoverboards: A Greener Way To Commute? Maybe emissions-free hoverboards are the answer to public transit's vexing "last mile" problem
Sustainable Cities: Are battery-powered, emissions-free hoverboards the answer to public transit’s vexing “last mile” problem?
Going Solar Track Down Incentives, Decide to Purchase or Lease, Find a Reputable Installer
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.
Being a Good Green Neighbor Evaluating environmental performance at the neighborhood level can spur thousands into action
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.
Greener Guitars: Sustainably Harvested 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…