I just got back from an aunt and uncle’s 50th wedding anniversary where my sister gave people those Dryer Balls. She says that she saves about 15 minutes with each load. I have yet to try them, but she believes in them enough to give out 4...
Category - Energy efficiency
(Via Earthfirst): There’s nothing like a success story to put a smile on our faces. This article from the New Yorker magazine about the Danish island of Samsø, where its community decided to become self-sufficient in terms of energy and...
In Senator Warner’s (R-VA) letter to the Secretary of Energy, he asks in a nutshell, “How come you all haven’t done anything yet?” His primary idea is old (Go back to 55 mph on interstates), but he wants there to be research...
Pop quiz: Which company can lay claim to the title as the world’s largest producer of Geothermal Energy? Times up- If you guessed oil giant Chevron, you’re right. Chevron is in fact the world’s largest producer of geothermal...
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The Plot to Save the Planet
I have been reading a brand new book by Brian Dumaine from Fortune and Time and other august establishments. It’s called The Plot to Save the Planet My first response to reading this was “Wow!” There are a lot of different...