Entries tagged Electricity

Energy vampires: Is it worth it to unplug your electronics?

By Lori Bongiorno Posted Mon Feb 8, 2010 4:53pm PST for the_conscious_consumer 165 Comments

You can save money by unplugging and using power strips. But you might save bigger bucks with less effort. Read full post »
Related topics: Electronics, Electricity, Saving energy at home
Italy to plug in idling cruise ships

By Megan Treacy Posted Tue Feb 2, 2010 5:34pm PST for ecogeek 1 Comments

Italian port cities are planning to connect large ships like cruise liners to the grid while they're berthed to cut fuel consumption and potentially slash carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent and nitrogen oxides and particulate pollution by more than 95 Read full post »
Related topics: Travel, Europe, Electricity
Rubber material harvests energy from small movements

By Megan Treacy Posted Mon Feb 1, 2010 1:43pm PST for ecogeek 2 Comments

A new material developed by researchers at Princeton and Caltech is capable of harvesting energy from the simplest of movements like walking or breathing. ... Read full post »
Related topics: Electronics, Electricity
Five simple steps to save

By Marie Oser Posted Wed Nov 18, 2009 10:51am PST for ecomii_healthy_living 5 Comments

Saving energy saves money. And with Americans using a million dollars worth of energy every minute of every day of the year,¹ there are a lot ways to save money through simple, smart and more efficient choices. ... Read full post »
Related topics: Tips, Electricity, Lights, Heating-Cooling, House
Solar projects battling for water

By Megan Treacy Posted Wed Oct 28, 2009 5:34pm PDT for ecogeek 6 Comments

Construction of renewable energy projects has revealed some serious environmental issues that will have to be dealt with as we speed toward a clean energy future. Read full post »
Related topics: Solar Power, Electricity, Water
Why Obama's $3.4 billion smart-grid investment matters

By Jim Motavalli Posted Wed Oct 28, 2009 10:07am PDT for daily_green_driving 2 Comments

Electric cars, smart meters, wind and solar power ... they all need a smart grid to work. Read full post »
Related topics: Government, Electric Cars, Solar Power, Electricity
Toyota joins SmartGridCity project

By Megan Treacy Posted Wed Oct 21, 2009 3:15pm PDT for ecogeek 0 Comments

Toyota announced yesterday that it will be contributing 10 plug-in Priuses to the SmartGridCity project, the world's first comprehensive smart grid demonstration. ... Read full post »
Related topics: Electric Cars, Cars, Electricity
New Mexico "SuperStation" could link major power grids

By Megan Treacy Posted Wed Oct 14, 2009 2:26pm PDT for ecogeek 4 Comments

A new idea for a large substation based in Clovis, New Mexico has the potential to solve one of the biggest hurdles to clean energy growth: transmission. Read full post »
Related topics: Electricity
Is renewable energy the biggest threat to land conservation?

By Hank Green Posted Mon Oct 5, 2009 2:50pm PDT for ecogeek 4 Comments

I'm a conservationist. I was a conservationist before I was an EcoGeek. There is very little land on earth left in a semi-natural state, and I believe that we should keep as much of that land as natural as possible forever. ... Read full post »
Related topics: Animals, Nature, Government, Solar Power, Wind Power, Hydro Power, Electricity
IBM sponsoring 500-mile EV battery project

By Hank Green Posted Sun Oct 4, 2009 5:07pm PDT for ecogeek 0 Comments

In the last few years, electric vehicles have gone from a dream to the next logical step for vehicles. Of course, the future of EVs is still being debated, but IBM is using its cash and influence to push for an electric vehicle battery that can carry a ca Read full post »
Related topics: Business, Electronics, Electric Cars, Electricity