I recently picked up a number of lightbulbs at Home Depot, where 40 Watt equivalent bulbs were on sale for 10 dollars. There has never been a better time to swap those CFL’s for LED’s.
Grist – Congress toys with the future of wind energy
Treehugger.com – Why Big Oil May Be Afraid of Bicycles
Grist – Disaster cooking 101: How to cook after a catastrophe
Continue reading “Episode 30: Rethinking Energy: The Smart Grid” »
For this show I interviewed ed from Back to the Roots, the company I mentioned last week as producing the grow your own mushrooms kit. You can find out more about Back to the Roots on their website or on their Facebook page. You can also post photos of your mushroom growing kits on their Facebook page, they do a one-to-one donation for each picture, providing a mushroom kit and lesson plan to a school!.
Treehugger.com – 68% of Europe’s New Electricity Came From Wind & Solar Power Last Year
Treehugger.com – Department of Energy loan program less risky than expected by congress
Sweden builds 18-story greenhouse
Never mind the meat — worry about eating enough plants
Tell your senators: Hold the line in the tar sands
Five ways to argue with a Keystone XL pipeline supporter
Treehugger.com – Environmental Extremists Are An Asset to Our Movement
Treehugger.com – Energy Management System Combines Solar, Energy Software and Power Storage
Indoor Composting without the worms
AFI – Halloween
Sparta – Air
How farms are using permaculture to survive
Why does agriculture keep getting a climate pass?
No, that’s not snow: Pesticides coat California’s Central Valley
Donald Trump Picks a Mean Fight with Scotland Over Offshore Wind
Is Sustainable Home Construction Booming? It Depends Who You Calling Sustainable.
New Wastewater Treatment Tech Ditches Chemicals, Generates Clean Energy
Walmart’s biggest green feat: Putting sustainability on the corporate agenda
Study: Green economy lost fewer jobs in the recession
Two US startups break solar efficiency records, aim to light up your life
When You Wash Your Clothes, You Release Microplastic Fibers Into the Oceans
Just Science iPhone App Simplifies Climate Change Information Continue reading “Episode 28: Caffeine & Me (Plus sustainable farming)” »
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Grist – Why Buildings Haven’t Gotten More Efficient in 20 Years
Grist – Animated Guide to Building a Keystone XL
Inhabitat – Mitsubishi’s i-MIEV Electric Car Grabs the “Greenest” Vehicle Title From the Honda Civic
Grist – How does the rebound effect fit into the big picture on climate change?
Treehugger.com – Semprius Sets a New Concentrated Solar Efficiency Record with 33.9%!
Treehugger.com – How Can We Make Chicago More Bike Friendly?
NACTO’s “Cities for Cycling” Roadshow Rocks Chicago from Streetfilms on Vimeo.
Treehugger.com – Hawaii Using Smart Grid Controls to Turn Lights Off When the Wind Stops Blowing
Grist – Wind turbine workers get their own reality show
Grist – Big Oil’s banner year: Higher prices, record profits, less oil
Upcycling’s Upshot: How Urban Mushroom Farmers Turned Scavenging into a Business
Home Mushroom Growing, from start to finish
Getting Started with Mushroom Cultivation
More Advanced Mushroom Growing Kits
Q and Not U – Wet Work
Talib Kweli – Waitin’ For the DJ
Local Harvest – Find a CSA or farmers market near you!
Inhabitat – MIT Researchers Find a Way To Make Solar Panels from Grass Clippings
Treehugger.com – Solar is Contagious. How Does It Turn Into a Social Virus? Continue reading “Episode 26: Protein, Protein (plus its time to look for a CSA)” »
