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Business
Infographic: The High-Energy Cost of Getting High
For 4/20 (a date we hear has meaning for marijuana enthusiasts), we take a look at all the electricity it takes to grow America's indoor pot.
Cities
U.K. Neighborhood Records Its Electricity Use on the Street
A group of residents in Brighton are recording their daily electricity use on a giant infographic painted on the sidewalk outside their homes.
Environment
Not So Kind: Weed Growers Suck Down 1 Percent of All U.S. Electricity
All those grow lights, it turns out, inhale enough juice to power 2 million American homes.
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.
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.
Environment
GOOD Video: Coal Country
Nearly half of America's electricity still comes from coal, and we're burning through it by the trainload. An original GOOD Video.
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.
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.
Technology
This New House: Are Unmanned Lab Homes the Future of Efficiency?
A small row of unmanned houses in Tennessee is operating at optimal efficiency. Are these our energy-efficient future?
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
Energize: An Introduction to the Energy Issue
In this issue we celebrate the people taking on the energy challenges of the 21st century.
Technology
Transparency: The Origins of Electricity, Tesla vs. Edison
Let's compare their lives, achievements, and embittered battles of these two electricity pioneers in our latest infographic.
Environment
Video: The Story of Coal
This little video does a bang-up job of tracking electricity from homes to coal-fired power plants, and showing the outrageous scale of coal's impact.
Environment
How to Hook Up Your Home to the Smart Grid Today
This is your house on the smart grid. What the future of home appliances will look like when we're managing our electricity better.
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
Infographic: Vampire Energy
Learn which money-sucking appliances are draining your electricity even when they're turned off.
