There's a lot of talk about how renewable energy like solar and wind can't ramp up to meet our energy needs. What we need are creative solutions to that challenge, like distributed cogeneration. This image is a screen shot from a LichtBlick video demonstrating how distributed cogeneration can take up the slack when wind and solar energy sources are […]
Vermont's winter and summer temperatures are both rising. Source: Alan Betts, Ph.D. Click on image to enlarge. During these spring-like days in mid-February in Vermont, it's hard not to think about climate change. It's been reaching the mid- and upper-40s over the past few weeks in a winter that really isn't. Yes, this particular year mig […]
Which flush is which? Dual-flush fixtures should be better at making it obvious. Editor's note: Thanks to Evan Dick for this guest post. Evan is a former writer from BuildingGreen and now works at the Center for EcoTechnology in Massachusetts. The adage "If it's yellow let it mellow, if it's brown flush it down" might be an acceptabl […]
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