Tax credits tucked into the federal stimulus package are making renewable energy and energy-efficiency improvements much more affordable at a time when their popularity is rising. The credits are part…
Some people believe that nuclear power is the answer to climate change, others have proposed green technologies such as wind or solar power, but Barack Obama’s top man on global…
Conservation Pros has had astounding success with a log cabin project in Black Mountain, NC. Now, when you hear the term "log cabin", it conjures up images of Daniel Boone…
It is time for President Obama to mobilize us all to help build the new energy economy. The “clean energy FDR” has begun shaping the public policies we need with…
Bill Becker has some meaty suggestions for what “The Green FDR” should do next. During the last presidential race, Republicans issued a bumper stickerthat read “All Sizzle, No Steak” next to a picture…
The problem, says Amory Lovins, the chief scientist at the Rocky Mountain Institute, is a simple one: energy inefficiency. If the U.S. could use existing energy more efficiently, he figures,…
From Jeffrey Ball @ The Wall Street Journal Syracuse, N.Y.— Like a lot of Americans, moving-company owner Art Delaney has been trying to curb his energy use to help…
"To put it another way, each of us has a small oil, gas, or electric ‘well’ right in our house, one that can be tapped fairly cheaply. In fact, such…
Feb 27, 2009 Omaha World-Herald Nancy Gaarder Feb. 27, 2009 (McClatchy-Tribune Regional News delivered by Newstex) — Drafty old homes do more than let in cold air…
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — To the casual eye, the basement of this city’s Firehouse 9 looks like a jumble of old hydrants, Dr Pepper cartons, rakes and random gear. To…