Home Wind Turbine a First for San Diego
Driven by his desire to go green, Tim Williams recently became the first San Diego resident to install a wind turbine at his home. The 3.4-kW Falcon turbine, a product [ … ]
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E-cycle with eBay… and Maybe Even Get Paid
A couple of weeks ago, I received an email from eBay’s Green Team (something I undoubtedly signed up for during one of my online shopping marathons). For once, I was [ … ]
Solar Farm Planned to Reinvigorate Tiny Gila Bend, Arizona
Gila Bend, Arizona, once a quaint town of about 10,000 people, lost its appeal after an Air Force auxiliary field caused the land and nearby reservoir to fall victim to [ … ]
Reducing Urban Water Use
By Lester R. Brown U.S. President Theodore Roosevelt once noted that “civilized people ought to know how to dispose of the sewage in some other way than putting it into [ … ]
New Virginia License Plates for Vegetarians and Vegans
One of the best things about living in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, like almost anywhere else in this agricultural state, is a wealth of fruits and vegetables from local [ … ]
Raising Appliance Efficiency: A Big Win for Consumers and the Climate
By Lester R. Brown There are enormous opportunities to use energy more efficiently. Investing in energy efficiency is often far cheaper than expanding the energy supply to meet growing demand. [ … ]
The Population-Poverty Connection
By Lester R. Brown The 21st century began on an inspiring note: the United Nations set a goal of reducing the share of the world’s population living in extreme poverty [ … ]
How Many Energy-Efficient Light Bulbs Does It Take to Close 705 Coal Plants?
By Lester R. Brown The lighting sector is on the edge of a spectacular revolution, a shift from the century-old, inefficient incandescent light bulb to far more efficient technologies. Perhaps [ … ]
How is PG&E like Tonya Harding?
There are two ways to achieve market dominance: Provide superior service at a reasonable price The Tonya Harding Method. With Prop 16, PG&E is trying to kneecap the competition. And [ … ]
Coal-Fired Power On the Way Out?
The past two years have witnessed the emergence of a powerful movement opposing the construction of new coal-fired power plants in the United States. Initially led by environmental groups, both [ … ]
McDonald’s “Pesticide Conundrum” and the Solution it Will Probably Not Pursue (Part 2)
[social_buttons] This is a follow-up to a previous blog about a pesticide reduction commitment that McDonalds has made and why that will be challenging in terms of their potato supplies [ … ]
International Paper Growing Genetically Engineered “Frankenforests”
[social_buttons] I can’t believe what I read on Bloomberg.com, “International Paper’s ArborGen joint venture with MeadWestvaco Corp. and New Zealand’s Rubicon Ltd. is seeking permission from the U.S. Department of [ … ]
The Pesticides I Wish I Could Buy
[social_buttons] Alright. I know that the title of this post is controversial for this website, but I’m serious about this. Read a little further and this might not seem so [ … ]