Green Living
While many Americans clamor for the government or large corporations to do something about energy prices and climate change, others are taking matters into their own hands. They're taking steps to live greener lives and be more conscious of the environment. The steps can be simple, like eliminating the “phantom loads” many appliances use in standby mode or stopping the use of disposable products, or large-scale, like “going off the grid” by installing solar, wind or geothermal energy. And they're finding that they're not only saving money and energy, but becoming healthier and teaching their children positivity new habits that could continue for generations.
Zero-Energy Building Market to Hit $1.3 Trillion by 2035
A new report published by Pike Research finds that the net-zero buildings market should hit a whopping $1.3 trillion by 2035.
Recycling Solar Panels A Big Money Maker?
25 is a magic number in the solar industry. Why? Because it is the number of years that most crystalline silicon solar panel manufacturers warranty the power output of their panels.
Energy Innovations Across The Globe - 01.08.2012
Energy solutions could change the way we live - from one city's bold smart grid experiment, to radical home-building redesigns, and cutting-edge technology that could surround us in solar power no matter where we live.
Jose Andres, Celebrity Chef on Clean Cookstoves
Jose Andres is not only a celebrity chef with top restaurants in Los Angeles and Washington, but also Culinary Ambassador for the Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves.
The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves
The Global Alliance for Clean Cookstoves wants to put 100-million cleaner-burning cooking devices into the hands of people still using firewood as a cooking fuel.
Poop to Plastic
energyNOW! gets a whiff of how sewer sludge is being turned into sustainable plastic to reduce the nation’s oil consumption.
Germans Trialing House that Produces Enough Spare Energy to Power a Car
If this doesn’t sound like a dream come true, I don't know what does. The German government is testing a new design for a low-energy home packed with renewable energy generation systems, dubbed the Efficiency House Plus.
E-Waste Recycling To Rise, But Not Fast Enough
While great strides are being made to recycle obsolete electronics, often called e-waste, the amount expected to be thrown away is still expected to double in the next 15 years.
Greening The Most Unlikely Items - 1.1.2012
energyNOW! explores the ways people are “going green” in unlikely areas.
Green Building Forecast Sees Retros Rising
While more people are choosing to build green than ever before, the fading away of federal stimulus funds and a general slowdown in the commercial building sector put a crimp on green building projects in the past year or so.
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Clean Energy Could Supply U.S. with 70% of Electricity by 2030, NOAA Director Says
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