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Environment
The End of the Power Cord: Solar and Typing-Powered Laptops
A new solar laptop could free computers from their power cords. And in the future, the pressure created by typing could be used to charge batteries.
News
Project: Reduce Our Collective Energy Consumption
Can you create a mascot or icon for reducing energy consumption by February 9? We'll pay the winner's energy bill for a month.
Environment
Buying Renewable Power Should Be as Easy as Downloading an App
Ethical Electric, a start-up run by a veteran progressive organizer, aims to connect people with power that matches their values.
Environment
How India Jump-Started Its Solar Economy
India has 30 times more solar power today than two years ago. How'd the country do it?
Environment
How Electric Delivery Trucks Could Help Renewable Energy Succeed
If delivery fleets went electric, any truck on a city street could provide storage and stability to the grid.
Cities
Saving Energy in a Hurry: Lessons from Juneau, Alaska
In 2008, an avalanche wiped out Juneau, Alaska's only transmission line. Somehow, the city reduced usage by working together—with Alan Meier's help.
Environment
Where Bacteria Meets The Matrix: Wastewater Could Provide Electricity to Clean Itself Up
In Bruce Logan’s lab, scientists use sewage to create electricity. And soon wastewater could provide all the power it needs to clean itself up.
Environment
Why Does Georgia Import Expensive Coal While Exporting Home-Grown Biomass?
A Union of Concerned Scientists slideshow exposes the absurdities of electrical utilities' reliance on coal.
Environment
Massachusetts Shows the Way to Saving on Electricity Costs
Greater energy efficiency means more money to spend on health care, education, and basics like groceries. And Massachusetts is leading the way.
Environment
Community Groups Join Forces to Support Clean Energy and Save Money
More than 100 groups from D.C. and Maryland negotiated together for clean energy contracts, saving hundreds of thousands of dollars collectively.
Lifestyle
Feast Your
EyesEars: Forks That Make Music with Your FoodCould a musical fork change the way we eat? Watch as researchers at Japan's Ochanomizu University demonstrate chicken skin vibrato.
The Community Board
Massive Funding to Lift Smart Grid Companies, Look for It Next Month - NYTimes.com
The federal government has doled out $4 billion dollars over the past few months to companies promising to build out a Smart Original article:...
Environment
Interactive Map: The Real Seismic Threat to Our Nation's Nuclear Power Plants
This great interactive map from Climate Central lets you see the specific seismic threat to all 104 of the country's active nuclear reactors.
Environment
Energize: An Introduction to the Energy Issue
In this issue we celebrate the people taking on the energy challenges of the 21st century.
Environment
For Greener Hospitals, Start by Doing Less Harm
Hospitals use more energy per square foot than almost any other type of building in America. But experts are thinking about how to change that.
Environment
Mini-Nuclear Reactors: A Cheaper, Risk-Free Solution?
Could small, modular nuclear reactors really be a clean, affordable, and safe energy solution?
