Green Tech

Going Green—With Others!

Posted by E.B. Boyd on August 19, 2009 - 12:42pm.

A new website turns carbon-cutting into a fun activity you can do with friends and strangers.


Cash for Clunkers - Not So Green?

Posted by E.B. Boyd on August 12, 2009 - 7:31pm.

Cash for Clunkers sold out in a week. But what did it do for the environment?


Property Tax Financing

Posted by E.B. Boyd on August 5, 2009 - 1:09am.

Want to install solar panels? Try borrowing the money from your city and paying it back on your property tax




Look Who’s Going Green: The Military

Posted by E.B. Boyd on July 29, 2009 - 1:59pm.

Put “green” and “military” together, and you think “uniform.” But the military is also a leader in advancing renewable energy.


That Apple Could Power Your Home

Posted by E.B. Boyd on July 21, 2009 - 11:49pm.

Those scraps going into your compost bin could one day be turned into electricity.


Speed Bumps Power Cash Registers

Posted by E.B. Boyd on July 15, 2009 - 1:27pm.

Why we should we get excited about a system of kinetic plates in the parking lot of a British supermarket

 




Cool Your Car, Save the Planet

Posted by E.B. Boyd on July 8, 2009 - 12:23am.

Solar parking lots could save you from boiling-hot cars — and generate carbon-free electricity.


Growing Food in Skyscrapers

Posted by E.B. Boyd on July 1, 2009 - 1:22pm.

Someday soon your apples, fish, and eggs could come from the building next door. Here’s your cheat sheet on vertical farms.

 




Cash for Your Clunker?

Posted by E.B. Boyd on June 24, 2009 - 12:58pm.

Will turning in your gas guzzler under the new federal car recycling program really help the environment?




Making Sure You Don't Overwater

Posted by E.B. Boyd on June 17, 2009 - 6:41am.

A satellite-enabled irrigation system can reduce your water consumption — and your carbon footprint.


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