Climate change, renewable energy, and letting conventional wisdom go
Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists
ROUNDTABLE: TECHNOLOGY’S ROLE IN A CLIMATE SOLUTION; 10/21/2015 – 09:07
By Jennie C. Stephens & Elizabeth J. Wilson
To address climate change, the world needs to shift away from fossil fuels and move toward predominantly …
This Tiny Countertop Dishwasher Uses A Tiny Bit Of Water— And No Electricity
http://www.fastcoexist.com
Now you don’t need a lot of money, space, or even power to be lazy about cleaning up.
It’s counterintuitive—because more often than not, the technological solution is worse than the analog one—but washing dishes by hand actually uses …
Peering into the future of the electricity sector
Daily Maverick, Dirk De Vos, Sep 28, 2015
Changes in the energy sector could happen quickly. Embracing the inevitable, if yet uncertain, changes is hard to do and South Africa and Eskom are uniquely unprepared for the future. Perhaps the …
Nuclear Power: Energy of the Future or Decaying Remnant of the Past?
The Motley Fool (www.fool.com)
Can the nuclear renaissance we’ve been promised become a reality?
This woman is lighting up Philippines with salt
Published: Fu’ad Lawal, pulse.ng
A woman in Philippines has made a lamp that runs entirely on salt and water.
Filipina scientist Aisa Mijeno had one vision in mind when she made the Sustainable Alternative Lighting (SALt) lamp; “To …
Family Energy partnered with American Forests to plant more than 12,000 trees on behalf of FE Customers
NEWS RELEASE
New York, New York, August 7, 2015 –
Family Energy, Inc. (“FE”) offers affordable and effective carbon offset programs to its energy customers. Consumers that opt for a Green Electricity or Eco Gas program not only get peace …
How is Your Electricity Generated? Mapping the US Energy Sources
Visual News, AUGUST 4, 2015 BY BENJAMIN STARR
For many of us, our electricity comes to us through power lines on the street. However, where that journey started is often a mystery. The Washington Post recently released an excellent interactive …
Dial up energy savings, even during the summer
Alan J. Heavens, Philadelphia Inquirer, 11:06 p.m. EDT July 26, 2015
One way to save power and money is doing away with energy vampires — devices including cable and satellite set-top boxes, game consoles in connected standby mode, and computers …
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