For those who dream big about going solar, or for those who have been happily solar for a while, the smaller utility bills and the satisfaction of their contribution to a greener world should be fulfilling

Thin film solar cells are flexible, can be easily integrated with buildings and are often used on house rooftops. They are a cost-effective choice and are often priced at 15-20% less than their crystalline

Most of the population and especially kids are facing an obesity epidemic. We hear it all the time: kids are larger than they used to be. A third of U.S. children are overweight or obese. Recently, the

There was a time (in the not-at-all distant past) when using solar power was an exotic practice that had few applications. Solar power uses were few and far between and environmentalists despaired of weaning

It’s what my mother always suspected: fresh smells are chemical and dangerous. While everyone we knew had plug-ins and spray air freshener, my mama wouldn’t even let us spray perfume in the house. We had

In the last few years, wind power has emerged as virtually a new science and technology creating new companies and new jobs, as a vital adjunct to solar power, and a tool to break the grip of the oil cartels

Humankind has been using wind energy for millennia. Pumping water, grinding grain, and hanging wet clothes out to dry. These are just a few examples of wind energy in use. Current uses of wind energy are,

When we examine the advantages of using geothermal energy, it’s easy to get carried away at first blush because geothermal seems to have so much discussion going around it. Firstly, it obviously has

The word geothermal literally means heat from within the earth. At its simplest, geothermal energy is power extracted from heat within the earth’s crust. Very deep within the earth is a layer of molten

David Attenborough, British scientist and TV presenter, has provided us with one of the more intelligent quotes about energy conservation: “People are not going to care about animal conservation unless