Petropolitics aside, the broad desert spans of Nevada could be soaking up solar energy in record waves. The old saying what happens in Las Vegas stays in Vegas is never more untrue than in the waste disposal analysis and energy consumption of this desert oasis of sustainability reason. Green...

Team California won the Solar Decathlon in Washington D. C., for Architecture and Communications, and the University of Lousiana at Lafayette for won for Market Viability. More categorical wins will be announced. The Solar Decathlon houses will be open in the National Mall for public...

Solar Powered Garbage compactors live up to their billing. More and more municipal areas are purchasing these units to crumple garbage without electricity and utilize solar power in yet one more way to keep the earth green and sustainable. The cordless solar power waste compactor...

Maybe the U. S. Power grid is the biggest clunker of all. Reading the National Geographic’s piece this month on Solar Power is a science and economics lesson boiled into one. Who knew wind power was so cheap? Who knew farms in Bavaria and Andalusian plains could afford solar...

As a girl whose literary tendencies veered toward romance, I am astonished at the latest book-you-can’t-put-down: Solar Energy Projects for the Evil Genius. After reading this book it will be impossible for an individual to ignore the potential of the solar power home project...

Here are some sustainable living action items for you to do today: 1. Get the Freecycle bulletin out of your spam folder. If you didn’t sign up for it, sign up for it. Find one thing in the house and list it. Talk to neighbors and find one who doesn’t know about it. Evangelize...

8 simple things you can do to further sustainability today:   1. A Spot of Gardening Survey your garden and look for a place to put in a temperature reducing plant, vine or trellis climbing bush. Mulch cools the soil and guard from weeds and evaporation. Make a cool space near a...

Environmentally responsible building starts with a single minded approach to sustaining highest and best use of naturally occurring organic products in the home and architectural planning process. The dynamic of blending existing structural elements with potential future efficiencies...