This week’s Do One Thing is about how you cook and/or boil water at home. Did you know that if just 1% of our population put the cover on their pots as they cook, we could save at least 14 BILLION BTU’s worth of energy per day. That’s a lot of wasted energy that could [...]
Dear EarthTalk: As I understand it, “clean” coal really isn’t—yet the Bush Administration gushed strongly for it. What is Obama’s take on it?
Barack Obama and George W. Bush differ in many ways, but both have embraced so-called “clean coal” for providing an ongoing supply of cheap and readily available energy for electricity generation.
The term [...]
Dear EarthTalk: I know of solar power systems that people can put on their roofs to generate electricity or heat water. Are there systems that serve whole neighborhoods?
Collective bargaining is a good strategy when looking to get the best price on a given product or service. Solar power is no exception, and dozens of [...]
This is a guest post from Nan Fischer, a certified real estate EcoBroker in Taos, NM.
If you are thinking of remodeling, go green. From simple painting to a major overhaul, you can incorporate green features that create a healthier environment for you, the planet and your pocketbook.
You will:
save energy and natural resources
reduce your emissions and [...]
