Its only been a month since Elon Musk unveiled a game-changing suite of batteries for businesses, homes and utilities to help wean the world off fossil fuels. And now, the Tesla CEO is already upping the ante with the Powerwall, a home battery that charges using electricity generated from solar power. Tesla’s Powerwall is a […]
We’ve all heard that we need to cut use of carbon-emitting fossil fuels to decarbonize the environment and slow climate change. And, except for a handful of vocal climate deniers, most of us agree. But in real, practical terms, how do we going about doing this? We need to decarbonize the environment, and the World […]
Apple, Facebook and Google continue to lead efforts to build an Internet that is renewably powered, but uncooperative electric companies and rapid energy demand growth for the Internet places those ambitions under threat, according to a new report that Greenpeace released yesterday, Clicking Clean: A Guide to Building the Green Internet. Greenpeace has been evaluating […]
Interested in tiny house living? Before you ditch your possessions and make the move, you can give the lifestyle a spin by renting a tiny house on Airbnb. Here are 20 of my favorites: 1. Silo Studio Cottage—Lee, Massachusetts Photo credit: Airbnb Located on the Santarella Estate in the Tyringham Valley, this former sculpting studio is surrounded by […]
“The sun shows up every day and produces ridiculous amounts of power.” —Elon Musk, May 1, 2015 Elon Musk produced fireworks last week when he announced that Tesla, his company known for its high-end electric cars, will soon start selling batteries to power homes and businesses. The products—which run about $3,500 for Powerwall home systems and about $25,000 […]
While we as individuals can do a lot of good by practicing our three R’s—reduce, reuse, recycle—we can’t do it alone. Innovation—from sustainable transportation to revolutionary battery storage device—plays a tremendous role in making positive and long-lasting change to protect our precious planet. Check out these seven innovation that are changing the way we do business: 1. Vertical Farming […]
Many of us know we need to completely change our economic system if we’re going to survive as a species on this planet, but very few people know how to do it. Fortunately, John Fullerton, founder and president of Capital Institute and renowned thought leader in the New Economy space, not only knows how we need to transition […]
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 […]
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 […]
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