Articles tagged “Energy”

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           

The Human Energy Field By Lauren Howland IN Food & Health Jul 21 2011 Research shows that we have an energetic system that extends out from our bodies. What does that mean for our health? + READ MORE

7 Eco-Friendly Ways To Prepare Your Home For Travel By Julia Austin IN Travel & Outdoors May 7 2011 Once you hit the road for a trip, you have less control over your carbon footprint. Sometimes those eco-friendly options just aren’t out there. In order to reduce the guilt factor next time that fuel-guzzling plane takes off, green your house in these ways before leaving for vacation: + READ MORE

I'm a PC, and I'm Greener Than a Mac By Jeff Kart IN Tech & Transport May 2 2011 Competing reports say Apple is dirty, and Dell is green. But we all know PCs are just better, right? + READ MORE

Japan-Size Tsunami May Have Buried Atlantis, In Southern Spain By Jeff Kart IN Travel & Outdoors Mar 16 2011 Was the "Lost City of Atlantis" lost in a disaster like the one that hit Japan? U.S. researchers say they think they've found the fabled spot in Southern Spain. + READ MORE

Hit the Ski Slopes -- On An Urban Rooftop By Rachel Cernansky IN Travel & Outdoors Feb 25 2011 Would you go go skiing off a rooftop if you could? How about in the middle of a major city? + READ MORE

One Hot Idea: Heating a Building with Body Heat By Michelle Kay, NaturallySavvy.com IN Tech & Transport Jan 24 2011 A European train station is converting its passengers' body heat into green energy. + READ MORE

Split Estate, One Year Later: Fracking Still Dangerous, Movie Still Relevant By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Dec 28 2010 Since last fall, when Split Estate aired on Planet Green, the film has been making waves across the country, and it's still going strong. + READ MORE

Natural Gas Fracking Around the U.S.: End-of-Year Recap By Rachel Cernansky IN Travel & Outdoors Dec 23 2010 Fracking has been a hot topic in the news lately: citizens across the country are worried about their environment and drinking water safety, and some states have similar concerns and are acting on them, and some aren't. + READ MORE

New Dean of Invention Shows Us How We Can Turn Poo Into Power By Mat McDermott IN Tech & Transport Nov 11 2010 Why am I droning on about dung? Because in the next new episode of Dean of Invention, airing this Friday, November 12 at 10pm Eastern is going Gonzo for Guano—showing us why we ought to be turning more of our excrement into energy and why it'll go a long way towards stopping pollution and climate change. + READ MORE

Six Department of Energy Projects You've Never Heard of, But Should By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Oct 19 2010 DOE may be slow to act in some areas but for all its weaknesses, it is doing some great stuff to encourage a clean energy future. + READ MORE

Can't Afford Solar Panels? Lease Them! By Michael Graham Richard IN Home & Garden Sep 14 2010 Installing a solar system on the roof of your house could cost you between $20,000 and $50,000, depending on on various technical details and incentives available where you live. Prices are coming down, but that's still a lot of money, more than what many people can afford. + READ MORE

Will Gas Companies Give Up their Fracking Chemical Secrets? By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Sep 11 2010 Reports of water pollution from natural gas drilling are on the rise across the country, ranging from water being undrinkable because of contamination from industry-secret chemicals, to tap water being flammable straight out of the faucet. + READ MORE

Tar Sands: Harmful to Water, Deadly for Birds By Rachel Cernansky IN Travel & Outdoors Sep 8 2010 Turns out the industry's system of monitoring its own environmental impact isn't quite reliable. + READ MORE

Distributed Energy Generation: A Global Solution By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Sep 7 2010 With locally-sourced, renewable energy, homes in remote and poor areas of the world could be powered sooner than current projections. + READ MORE

Will Coal Supplies Peak in 2011? By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Sep 6 2010 Based on trends in historic coal production and current reserves, a new study predicts coal from existing coalfields could peak in 2011. + READ MORE

Join the Greenpeace Call to Facebook: Unfriend Coal By Rachel Cernansky IN Tech & Transport Sep 3 2010 Help convince Facebook to use renewable energy -- not coal -- to power its new data center. + READ MORE

Banks Turning Away from Mountaintop Removal By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Sep 2 2010 Banks are starting to shy away from loans to companies engaged in mountaintop removal mining for coal. + READ MORE

Eat with Purpose! Drink SuperFruits By Laurel House IN Food & Health Sep 1 2010 The struggle to be fit is something that everyone can relate to- the SocialWife to the Single Working Mom, to the Recent College Grad. Even if we have the means to hire a personal trainer, it takes motivation, dedication, consistency, and fit daily decisions to be fit- long term. It takes a mindset. And that mindset is more than merely working out for an hour a day; it's often the little things that derail a fit life. + READ MORE

Help the Sierra Club Support EPA in the Fight Against Big Coal By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Aug 24 2010 Help support stronger regulations from the EPA for the disposal of coal ash. + READ MORE

Is Shell Buying the Oil Spill Investigation in Nigeria? By Rachel Cernansky IN Work & Connect Aug 24 2010 Eyes are on a UN investigation of oil spills in the Niger Delta that will assess who is responsible for how much oil spilled. + READ MORE