Reprint of Orlando SentinelbyTom MacCubbinPlant Doctor Q:We hate to toss out the Christmas trees to be picked up by the trash. Are there any uses for the trees when the holidays are over? A:You paid good money for that tree … Continued
Written by Dawn Killough, courtesy of GreenBuildingElements.com Governor Ted Kulongoski of Oregon is proposing a program that would require all buildings sold in the state to be tested and rated for energy efficiency. The plan would take effect in 2011 … Continued
Part of creating the ultimate sustainable planet will be our ability to find sustainable energy sources in a variety of means, such as sunlight, water flow, wind, and yes, even rain. We are of course speaking of the kinetic energy … Continued
President-elect Barack Obama’s next senior science adviser, Harvard academic and vociferous climate change advocate John Holdren, is a proponent for clean coal and advanced nuclear energy, according to his previous speeches and policy work. But the types of coal and … Continued
NPR’s Motoring Gurus Get PoliticalI’d love to see greener cars, but I must admit I am no great petrolhead, and rarely follow the motoring media. But I consider NPR’s Car Talk an exception to that rule – not only does … Continued
LG is unveiling a display that is illuminated by sunlight while outdoors, which means it helps decrease power consumption of notebooks by 75% while outside. The company’s new 14.1″ LCD display is the first display of its kind to utilize … Continued
A study at the University of Bonn in Germany found that washing dishes with a machine, in some cases, is actually greener than washing dishes with your hands. But some of us cannot afford dishwashers or live in apartments too … Continued
A full 90 percent of the energy used in washing clothes goes toward heating the water, so it stands to reason that using less energy by washing in cold, unheated water would create significant environmental savings. But just how much … Continued
Some of the top scientists in the US are taking their New Year’s resolutions extra-seriously this year—it is, after all a year when we could see both some revolutionary pro-science political change and some major funding evaporate thanks to that … Continued
One of the least expensive ways to increase the efficiency of your home is to install low-flow aerators on your faucets. These devices save water, and lower utility bills as well, because less hot water is used. Because of this, … Continued
