Living Plants Power Lights, Cell Phones, and WiFi
An innovative Dutch company adds living plants power to the matrix of sustainable energy choices. Their system can generate one watt per square foot.…
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10 Reasons to switch to LED bulbs and ditch CFLs
Pretty soon it will be ‘lights out’ for the incandescent bulb and consumers will be left with two main options for energy-efficient lighting: LED bulbs (llight emitting diodes or LEDs) or compact fluorescents (CFLs). It...
15 Ways to Reduce Carbon Footprint at Home
More than ever, we are increasingly aware of treading lightly when it comes to the impact our choices and actions have on the planet. There’s a lot of talk about reducing carbon footprint these days,...
Energy Audits – A Beginner’s Guide
The term ‘audit’ isn’t typically associated with positive connotations – most of us envision sorting through years of old receipts in shoeboxes or painstakingly going through reports with a socially bereft accountant for weeks on...
Flash Battery Charges Your Phone in 60 Seconds with Organic Compounds
A Flash Battery that charges your phone in a minute, is made out of organic compounds that help protect the environment and can also charge an electric car? Yes, please. No matter where you fall...