I hope you got everything that you wanted with Christmas yesterday but in case you got a TV, a computer, or pretty much any electronic, you might be pondering what to do with your old electronics that your new gifts will replace. You owe it to yourself and the world to listen to this report from NPR. NPR interviewed Jim Pucket, executive director of the Basel Action Network, … [Read more...]
Granola Update Brings Some Much Needed Features To The Energy Saving Software
We last checked in with Granola back in June where I wrote about this energy saving software. Today, there was an announcement made that showed two needed features amongst the other changes. The two features that top my list are the ability to deploy via Group Policy and it now runs as a service so a person doesn't have to be logged in for the computer to save energy. The … [Read more...]
Recycle Your Gadgets for Free or for Cash with Gazelle
There's a guest post with my name on it over at Freewaregenius. Today's article is about Gazelle.com, a site that assists recycling your used gadgets. If they're really old, Gazelle will ship you a box to return the gadget to them for proper disposal. If it has value, they'll send you a quoted amount of money. It might be a whole lot easier than trying to find a buyer on eBay … [Read more...]
GreenAnswers – Where To Ask Your Questions That Save the Environment
GreenAnswers is a Yahoo! Answers that specializes in environmental issues. As a social question and answer site, anybody can ask a question and then anybody can answer it. With a community specializing in Green topics, you'll be able to find knowledgeable, authoritative sources for whatever you're looking into while giving back to the community with your knowledge. … [Read more...]
Book Review: Wind Energy Basics
Wind Energy Basics, Second Edition: A Guide to Home- and Community-Scale Wind-Energy Systems by Paul Gipe is a very down-to-Earth book and a practical voice in the over-estimating, over-selling, pipe dream world that is the wind energy industry. Many people think or are told that they'll be able to spend a little chunk of money on a wind turbine, strap it to their rooftop, and … [Read more...]