The White House is going solar (again). Two weeks ago, Nancy Sutley, chair of the Council on Environmental Quality, and …
Energy
IKEA Digs Deep for Energy Efficiency
Every time I pass a Best Buy, Wal-Mart or Target, I can almost see a pulsing blue aura hovering around the mammoth plex;…
5 Energy-Hungry Products We Should Ditch
They’re convenient, cheap and widely perceived as necessary, but products such as frozen meals and bottled water c…
Who Ever Liked Mowing the Lawn Anyway?
In her recent piece in USA Today, Laura Vanderkam takes an environmental stand against the family yard: “Mowing it…
Does Energy Grow on Trees? You Bet.
A million years ago when I was young, photosynthesis was one of the first “big words” I learned. And, unlike…
China Builds Bus That Drives Over Cars: Be Very Afraid
Not from the Hill or the Street this time, but I just had to bring this up… China has overtaken the United States …
A Light Workout
Some of my best friends enjoy going to the gym. They say they get a charge out of a good workout, a buzz from a good sch…
New Documentaries Shed Light on Global Environmental Crises
If you thought “Titantic” was a compelling disaster film, try wrapping your brain around the submersion of a…