Jan
11
When good ideas meet bad practices
How is smart, sustainable energy and resource use like getting back to Kansas? The answer is that, like Dorothy in
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Jan
11
Can smart tech ever be too smart?
If the buzz at this year’s just-completed Consumer Electronics Show is any gauge, “smart” technology isn’t just for
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Jan
10
Colorado city aims for 'zero-energy' goal
It’s not there yet, but the city of Fort Collins, Colorado, has set itself an admirably ambitious goal: to
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Jan
09
Low-carbon housing: Smart, not cheap
Today’s homes are far greater energy hogs than they should be. Sprawling suburban McMansions, now falling to foreclosure in
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Jan
07
Your choice: Efficiency or a BP moment
Last year’s devastating BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico was caused by corporate decisions that valued time
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Jan
06
Crowdsourcing a sustainable future
“Crowdsourcing” might be just the label du jour for what is really simple collaboration or competition for the best ideas.
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Jan
05
Can the web support 'smart' everything?
Can the infrastructure of the internet support a future of smart grids, home area networks, web-connected TVs and intelligent appliances?
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Jan
05
Creativity needed as energy risks grow
With prices for commodities from food to oil — which are, after all, linked — rising to new highs, there’s a
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Jan
04
Worst use yet of the word "sustainable"
One of the latest WikiLeaks cables to be released highlights not only how adamant the US government is about promoting
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Jan
03
Carrots & sticks will drive energy change
We don’t have to sit around waiting and hoping for a “magic bullet” that can solve all our energy,
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