Energy co-ops produce own power, beat geopolitics/inflation by Nicolás Boullosa on December 21, 2022 The quest for cleaner, cheaper, decentralized energy production has accelerated due to a development in geopolitics and climate that the …
Living like it’s 2050: Transition Farm in North Carolina by Kirsten Dirksen on October 16, 2009 The town of Chapel Hill/Carrboro, North Carolina became a Transition Town in 2009. While the community has always been highly …
Beyond photovoltaics: rebirth of the other solar power by Kirsten Dirksen on June 18, 2009 By the middle of this century we may be getting a quarter of our energy from concentrating solar power, according …
Rise of the green collar worker (I) by Kirsten Dirksen on August 22, 2007 In the US, Europe and even China, labor classes can no longer be reduced to just blue collar (industrial) and …
Biofuels, a controversial alternative by faircompanies on July 13, 2007 Biofuels are renewable fuels made from vegetable oils and animal fats. Their incidence in food prices and their environmental impact …