Energy Efficiency
Putting a Ceiling on Energy Bills
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101974″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”571921″][vc_column_text] How to put a cap on your monthly energy bills by putting some work into your roof. People talk about putting a floor beneath their feet or having a financial safety net, but as far as the monthly energy bill goes, most of us could use a great roof as…
Read MoreSustainability Streamlines Your Life
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101976″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”172910″][vc_column_text] How investing in a little sustainable efficiency can simplify and streamline your life, and help you accrue crucial financial savings over time. Americans worry a lot. We worry about our kids, we worry about our work, and we worry about ourselves. We worry about the direction the nation is heading, about…
Read MoreNetting Some Zeros: Net-zero
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101988″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”468649″][vc_column_text] How investing in a net-zero home could effectively eliminate those pesky energy bills. There are only a few places we really care to see some zeros – the first, on our paycheck after a positive integer; the second, under the “turnovers committed” column for our favorite basketball team; and lastly,…
Read MoreSeeing Green in the Future of Energy
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101991″ media_width_percent=”100″ uncode_shortcode_id=”359293″][vc_column_text] What our energy past and present can tell us about our energy future, and the role renewables will have to play in that future. Here’s a hint: a big one. The Story Thus Far It began with agriculture. The Neolithic Revolution ushered in the first flowering of human civilization, the beginnings of…
Read MoreClimate Change: A Collective Failure of Human Empathy?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101993″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”974765″][vc_column_text] Why the discussion of global warming needs to add an expanded moral dimension that can help inform economic and political change. The Million Dollar Question: Why Don’t People Care About Climate Change? If an individual were offered one million dollars in cash, would they take it? In a theoretical world…
Read MoreThe Big Wind Blows
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101995″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”747096″][vc_column_text] Weather conditions in the wind industry. A Windy Industry For a while, it seemed like the wind industry might not make it as it battled strong headwinds from Congress and from abroad. Faced with weaker than expected demand for electricity, stiff competition from a resurgent natural gas, and the ever-present spectre of…
Read MoreA Green House is a House that Gives Back
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”101997″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”133608″][vc_column_text] How investing in a ‘green’ or net-zero home can be one of the best investments you can make when it comes to buying or building a new house. One of the prevailing trains of thought regarding sustainable homes and dwellings is the idea that going green costs green from your…
Read MoreGet Ready For Energy Star Tax Holiday (May 25th-27th)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”102001″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”166394″][vc_column_text] On Memorial Day Weekend, Texans can save even more money on Energy Star-rated green equipment and appliances with a tax-free weekend at the end of May. Savings On Top of Savings Green, in regards to sustainability, and the green in your wallet, go hand in hand. Green cars, green appliances, and green…
Read MoreSmart Grids, Smart Cars, Smart Meters, Smart…Windows?
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”102004″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”123807″][vc_column_text] There are many innovations being produced by the cleantech sector every day – windows are one of them! Technology and sustainability are inherently synergistic. Let the New Green Economy flourish! Bigger, Better, Faster, Smarter Everything today is “smart”. If it doesn’t streamline daily activities, automate chores, or help us connect,…
Read MoreCutting Down To Size
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_single_image media=”102008″ media_width_percent=”100″ shape=”img-round” uncode_shortcode_id=”463932″][vc_column_text] The best strategy for sustainability isn’t better renewable energy or a miracle technology. The best strategy for sustainability is to simply curb consumption. The challenge lies in reducing consumption in a way that does not reduce comfort or hinder daily activities: Cutting Down To Size When it comes to housing, sometimes…
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