Archive for March, 2009

The Eco Twins Have Arrived

The Eco Twins Have Arrived
By John Caris
The Eco Twins are upon us, forcing us to re-evaluate our attitudes and correct our assumptions. In popular jargon they are at bat in the bottom of the ninth with no outs and the score is at the moment tied. Who are these Twins? They are the ever-present natural [...]

Credits For Energy Efficiency

Credits For Energy Efficiency
By Scott Miscall
If you want to start making your home more energy efficient with new appliances, windows or more, it does not have to cost you a lot of money. Did you know you can actually get tax credit for your qualifying purchase? That’s right, on many products you can get “reimbursed” [...]

Germany’s Bid For Solar Excellence Scuppered by Upstart Geothermal?

Germany’s Bid For Solar Excellence Scuppered by Upstart Geothermal?
By Judy Collins
In 1991, a quiet but effective revolution began in Germany. It consisted of 5 paragraphs and didn’t even provide any future promises (or funding), but it gave something to the average citizen that he didn’t have before…commercial access to the grid. The law was entitled [...]

Why Can’t We Get Fuel Efficiency in the USA?

Why Can’t We Get Fuel Efficiency in the USA?
By Susan Young
In a recent article from TreeHugger.com Jacob Gordon reviews 10 cars that will get more than 40 mpg but of the ten only two are available in the US, the Toyota Prius and Honda Civic, both hybrids.  Gordon notes that the average fuel consumption in [...]

Van Jones Calls for Radical Action to Save the Planet at Powershift 09

Calls for a critical look at green solutions for both the environment and the economy.

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