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Since she was four years old Emily Cummins has been creating very useful and eco friendly products inside her grandfather’s potting shed. Her interest in helping Third World Countries led her to create a portable solar fridge that can keep perishables cool for days at a temperature of 6c. » read more

Did you know the average American school kid generates 67 pounds of discarded school lunch packaging waste per school year?From sandwich bags to hot lunch containers, school trash bins, and ultimately landfills, are full to the brim. With Northern California known for taking the lead in many environ » read more

People sometimes talk about “living large” and we Americans sure know how to do it- in our cars, our homes and our lifestyles. The average home size keeps expanding, and Americans use the lion’s share of the world’s resources. It’s been said that for everyone on earth to live the way we do, it would take 3 planets to sustain!

Fortunately, we are also excellent innovators, and by increasing our efficiency dramatically we can live well on a lot less. » read more

Dear Community Members,

 This forum is dedicated to seeking the true meaning of efficiency. I would like to see what people think efficiency means and how they can be more efficient. Also, how devices we use can be more efficient.

Here is my view

 Efficiency is how much energy the product consumes compared to how much is used to do work. for example, a electric resistance heater (or a baseboard heater) is almost %100 efficient. Why? because you provide the equipment with electricity, and the equipment produces heat. » read more

It’s a brand new year, so for most people that means dedicating themselves to their new year’s resolutions. But let’s face it, we all make a lot of resolutions that we don’t keep. We’re either too busy at work or too consumed with our personal lives to truly stick to our goals. » read more

Salaam everyone!
 
Has green technology finally landed in Pakistan? » read more

Happy New Year! OK, we begin the push towards a carbon constrained market in the United States this year. At the state level things are already underway. And, with the next Administration and the Congress we will face "new and improved" versions of a federal carbon cap and trade program. » read more

Last week I was watching BBC News and I came across an amazing story about a city in Germany that saves energy and money in a clever way: using cell phones.

In the city of Doerentrup all of the outside street lights turn off at 9pm as a way to cut down energy costs. » read more