Head out to your farmers’ market to pick up local fruits and veggies for a scrumptious fall feast. Photo: Amanda Wills, Earth911.com 1. Visit the Local Farmers’ Market Over the summer, many farmers’ markets across the country had to take … Continued
The following excerpts a recent NY Times article(Turning to Windmills but Resistance Lingers 9-13-09 by Abby Goodnough) on the controversy a Cape Cod family is having with local neighbors and municipal codes over installing a residential windmill power station for … Continued
What a great little article(following) about a rarely mentioned but gigantic contributor to increased carbon dioxide and resulting Climate Change—>OVERPOPULATION Continuing to add consumers to the Earth at an alarming rate means more pressure on limited resources and more pollution … Continued
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – Google is disappointed with the lack of breakthrough investment ideas in the green technology sector but the company is working to develop its own new mirror technology that could reduce the cost of building solar thermal … Continued
In a Reuters article, “California favors efficiency over alt energy” California Air Resources Board Chair Mary Nichols said: “We believe that most of the reductions (in emissions) coming from the electricity sector as a whole are going to come from … Continued
Selections from: Does Orlando need to go on a ‘road diet’? Reduce lanes and slow down, engineer says Orlando Sentinel 9-8-09 This article is largely about central Florida where we live but I am certain would translate to any of … Continued
The combination of electric motors and diesel engines has worked well in locomotives and heavy trucks for years, but carmakers haven’t been successful in getting beyond the concept car stage for light duty vehicles. Five years after I started writing … Continued
a great article from Consumer Reports–we’ll provide it to you in 3 segments since it needs a little study to take full advantage about how to conserve energy. Conserv-A-Store has or can get for you many of the products mentioned … Continued
The National Electrical Manufacturers Association (NEMA) recently re-launched LampRecycle.org, a comprehensive site developed to provide a one-stop source of information about recycling lamps (the term used in the lighting industry to refer to all types of light bulbs). NEMA and … Continued
Conserv-A-Store says: For alternative energies to make it to the everyday world, people such as Khosla, Boone Pickens, and the like need to be involved. They have the capital that can be placed at risk with the hope for big … Continued
