Year in Review 2008: Best in Essays
As we look forward to the new year, we've also reflected on the old, and rediscovered some of the great events, innovations, interviews and ...

Cheap green homes
by Adam Stein View image The recent post on passive houses sparked an interesting discussion about the costs of ultra-efficient homes. Passi...

We're Fans of Obama's Energy / Environment / Jobs
The US's new President has a lot on his plate. An unsustainable and unstable energy supply, a crumbling economy with skyrocketing unemployme...

Book Review: Small Is Possible
In the international marketplace of ideas, Lyle Estill is not a widely known expert on human-scale, local economies. He may never attain tha...

How to save the Amazon rainforest
Environmentalists have long voiced concern over the vanishing Amazon rainforest, but they haven't been particularly effective at slowing for...

California Safe Schools Org Hosts Environmental Health Summit
Image courtesy of California Safe SchoolsTo celebrate its 10th anniversary, the California Safe Schools organization gathered luminaries of ...

If You Can Afford It, New Incentives for Home Energy Efficiency
2009 brings some new incentives for homeowners to adopt energy efficiency from both state and federal sources.The Wall Street Journal report...

Year in Review 2008: Best in Politics
As we look forward to the new year, we've also reflected on the old, and rediscovered some of the great events, innovations, interviews and ...

Decoupling and Energy Efficiency in Virginia
Shortly before Christmas, on December 23, 2008, the Virginia State Corporation Commission approved the Virginia Natural Gas conservation and...