Back in October 2007, in our post “Ze-Gen’s Waste to Energy” we reported on a Massachusetts-based company, Ze-Gen, who appeared to be “possibly the furthest along in the race to develop technology to turn waste into fuel – eliminating the need for landfills in the bargain.” That was then. There are other contenders [...]

Most people hate nothing more than being stuck in traffic. Migraines aren’t popular either, but since many head aches are traffic induced, there doesn’t seem to be anything worse in a daily commuter’s life.
The main cause for traffic is obvious with the average household owning 2-3 cars. Distance traveled to work has doubled over the [...]

PROMOTING WATERSHED HEALTH, RECYCLING WATER UPSTREAM, SAVING MONEY, AND FACILITATING OFF-GRID HOMEBUILDING

This decentralized wastewater treatment plant
has the capacity to serve 150 households.

Editor’s Note: When addressing the challenge to provide abundant clean energy and water, decentralized solutions are becoming increasingly attractive. By distributing the infrastructure of everything from energy generation to wastewater treatment, you [...]

Can California get “all electric utilities to produce 50 percent of their electricity from clean energy sources” by 2025? That should be easy if government mandates the transition and funds the right new infrastructure, and gets out of the way everywhere else. California’s economy already has a fantastic import/export balance. Imagine if California [...]

The sun supports almost all life on earth. Plants have harnessed the sun’s rays for millions of years. Reptiles need to ‘charge up’ in the sun before they have enough energy to do anything. It is about time we really started taking more advantage of the sun ourselves.

Bright Source’s “Power Tower” pilot plant.
(Photo: Bright Source [...]