Latest energy efficiency Stories
What If the Neighbors Are Watching?
Half Of North America’s Electricity Will Be Emissions-Free By 2025
How To Build A House That Saves The Earth And Your Wallet
Welcome To Your Future Energy-Efficient House
Glow-In-The-Dark Paths Could Be The Future Of Street Lighting
We’ve Finally Figured Out What Makes LED Bulbs So Inefficient
The Electric-Car Movement Enters A Quiet, Crucial Phase
Startup Harvests Otherwise Wasted Lithium From Geothermal Power Plants
iPod Creator Introduces Cute Home Thermostat That Learns Your Habits
“Boozer” the Electric Car Smashes Distance Record, Driving 1,000 Miles on a Single Charge
In Which We Conclude Our Trip
In Which We Admire the Consistency of Our Electric Motor
In Which We Rely on the Kindness (and Electricity) of Remote Western Strangers
In Which We Ponder the Trap of “Something for Nothing” Thinking
In Which We Battle the Obstacles of Range and Recharge Times
In Which We Ponder the Future of Small American Towns
In Which We Examine the Value of Trains and Cars
In Which We Discover the Nuances of Efficient Driving
Automatic Streetlamps Switch On When Cars Pass, Switch Off When Traffic Ceases
Your Set-Top Box Is Murdering Your Electric Bill. Here’s What You Can Do
In Which We Fight Rain and Embrace Aftermarket Parts From the Garbage
In Which We Compare Our Electric Vehicle to the Organic Vehicle–the Amish Horse and Buggy
In Which We Compare Our Vehicle With the More Practical EcoCar Challenge Entrants
In Which We Drive Through West Virginia’s Mountains and Wind Farms
On the Unanticipated Effects of Curves
The Simple Things, Revisited
On Planning a Transcontinental Trip (With Enough Time for Recharging)
On Simplifying Our Design and Making Sure Other Motorists Can See Us on the Road
On Choosing the Right Motor and Having Our Cross-Country EV Classified as a Bicycle
Going Smaller and Lighter
Across America On A Single Light Bulb’s Worth of Power
With New Materials, Air Conditioners Can Be Powered By Waste Heat
How the Empire State Building Is Pioneering the Future of Energy Efficiency
British Researchers Building Trial “Energy House” With Artificial Weather
Chicago Garage Fires Up Helical Wind Turbines for Attractive, Earth-Friendly Parking
Stanford’s New Solar Cells Are The First to Produce Electricity From Both Light and Heat
In U.S. Senate, Climate Change Bill Dies With a Whimper
Whitening Cities’ Roofs Is Environmental Equivalent of Taking 300 Million Cars Off the Road, DoE Study Says
Infrared Maps Give Belgian Homeowners a Bird’s-Eye View of Their Houses’ Energy Efficiency
NREL Improves On Swamp Cooler Tech to Create 90 Percent More Efficient Air Conditioner
Chinese “Sun Dial” is the World’s Largest Solar-Powered Office Building
How About Cash for Tech Clunkers?
New Integrated Circuits Consume No Standby Power
Presidential Power
Sustainably Speaking: Buildings, a Better Future
The Roots of Upright Walking
Generating Energy by Recycling Semiconductors