Electric bikes are a great, low-emission way to get around without a lot of pedal power. And as we’ve said before, sales of e-bikes are soaring worldwide. There’s a slight problem, however. They’re kind of uncool. Although e-bike designs have improved over the years, the typical ride is noisy, cumbersome and is the kind of […]
Guillaume Dutilh, 30, Jenna Spesard, 28, are proof that you don’t need a lot of space for a lot of adventure. Their home, a modified a Tumbleweed Cypress-20 Overlook, is only 125 square feet. But if you look at their photos, their tiny house on wheels really doesn’t seem tiny at all—especially when all of […]
Greg Abel, a potential successor to Warren Buffett, is in the hot seat. As the CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Energy, he will decide how one of America’s biggest utilities will meet the challenge of climate disruption and whether the companies he manages will remain stuck on polluting, outdated coal or commit to clean energy. Sierra Club ran […]
Sean Gogolin is a graduating senior at Bowling Green State University. There he studies Environmental Policy & Analysis, and looks to further his education in earning an Masters in Public Policy after graduation. Prior to his involvement with EcoWatch, he worked with Sierra Club last summer in Washington, DC. Social Entrepreneurship—a simple, productive concept, yet […]
Renewable energy sources like solar and wind have always been limited by their intermittency, but now Tesla CEO Elon Musk has unveiled a suite of batteries to store electricity for homes, businesses and utilities, saying a greener grid furthers the company’s mission to provide pollution-free energy, reports Bloomberg. For the future to be good, we […]
Tucked away in a coastal inlet about a half-hour boat ride from Tofino, British Columbia is a floating off-grid utopia that’s home to artists Wayne Adams and Catherine King, who have truly managed to get away from it all. This off-grid floating home and garden, dubbed Freedom Cove, is the year-round home to Canadian artists […]
America’s smallest state claimed a big spot in the country’s renewable energy development history. Monday Deepwater Wind broke ground on the country’s first offshore wind project, which will be built at Block Island, Rhode Island. The five turbines will produce 30 megawatts of power, enough to provide electricity to all the homes and businesses on […]
With the persistent drought wreaking havoc on much of the West Coast as well as American agriculture, a Denver-based startup has a solution that fits right in with the growing sharing economy: leasing water. A solution for the drought-ridden West? A new app shows farmers ways to conserve water and also allows them to lease unused […]
Mike Basich once lived in a luxurious 4,000 square foot mansion, but right now, the former professional snowboarder is living out his childhood dreams in a tiny cabin in the snow-covered Sierra Nevada mountains. “I go to bed with the sun and I wake up with it, I don’t feel like I’m trying to race […]
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