The coal industry is disappearing, and with it, the jobs of many coal miners. Can solar provide an alternative?
Green Energy in Red States
Breaking It Down: Deconstruction
Net-Metering in a Nutshell
We are excited to be building out the technology section of our website and recently added a page on solar energy. Here we’ll dive a little deeper into a key issue in the solar equation: net-metering. What is it and how does it affect the solar market?
Fast Fashion Frights
Smart Sustainability Investments
In Consideration of Locally Grown Food
Every Day Is Earth Day
This Earth Day felt somehow more emotional than past ones. We currently stand at the cultural epicenter of brazen political regression, yet also significant technological progress. As the Trump administration continues its assault on environmental protections, we’re also witnessing a remarkable transformation of the energy infrastructure and an increasing awareness of the environmental costs of human waste, such as plastic contaminating our oceans and the food we eat.
Recently, I've had a number of discussions with friends and strangers alike revolving not just around fears of what climate change might bring, but also appreciation for what our planet does for us. Why focus only on the negative impacts of climate change, when an increased awareness of what Earth does for us is a great motivator too?
Earth Day 2018: Plastic Pollution
A Future Without Natural Gas
In our Feb. 20th post, "COLD SNAP: NEW ENGLAND DOESN’T NEED MORE NATURAL GAS," we argued against adding more pipeline for natural gas, despite the severe storms and temperatures we have been seeing in New England. To take the idea a step further, we explored the idea of "electrification." Read on to see our case for this gas-less option.