Going Green: Pecan Street Project

Going Green: Pecan Street Project
The Pecan Street Project aims to bring smart grid technology to homeowners in Austin. Find out more in this edition of “Going Green.”

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Red, white, and green: Environmentally friendly 4th of July barbeque

Red, white, and green: Environmentally friendly 4th of July barbeque
The 4th of July weekend is upon us, which means we’re lighting up our grills all across the country. There’s nothing like a great bar-b-cue shared with friends and family. With the increasing concern about our health and that of the planet, I’d like to take a few minutes and talk about how you can make your barbeque as environmentally friendly as possible.

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Green credentials improve property value

Green credentials improve property value
HOUSES with solar power, natural gas and rainwater tanks rising in value as property buyers look for long term financial savings.

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Push on to make Maynard a Green Community

Push on to make Maynard a Green Community
Kevin Sweet is on a mission to turn Maynard green – twice. He’s hoping Maynard will soon join the ranks of what is to date, just 53 cities and towns in Massachusetts that have received the Green Communities designation, making them eligible for a share of a multi-million dollar pie the state is doling out to green communities.

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Green Gathering raises earth-consciousness

Green Gathering raises earth-consciousness
The Avon rove Charter School showed the world what it was all about on Saturday with its Green Gathering festival. All day long students, teachers and parents demonstrated and took part in activities that were environmentally friendly and earth-conscious.

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Just one week left to take advantage of WGES Get Green For Free Offers

Just one week left to take advantage of WGES Get Green For Free Offers
HERNDON, Va.–(BUSINESSWIRE)– Help clean the air and water in the Chesapeake region, switch today to WGES Due to strong customer demand, Washington Gas Energy Services (WGES) has extended its Get Green …

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London’s Top 10 Green Museums

London’s Top 10 Green Museums
While the London Olympics might be missing their renewable energy targets , there is some good news elsewhere for sustainable projects in London: the following London museums have all recently achieved accredited green tourist attraction status, thanks to a scheme by Renaissance London . The museums involved have been awarded bronze, silver or gold awards after months of work on improving their …

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The science of drilling: The jury is out on health and ‘green’ concerns

The science of drilling: The jury is out on health and ‘green’ concerns
Since 1859, when Edwin Drake drilled the first successful oil well near Titusville in northwestern Pennsylvania, more than 350,000 oil and gas wells have been drilled in the commonwealth. But the process that produced the first 347,000 wells bears little resemblance to the one that drilled the last few thousand into the 380 million-year-old Marcellus Shale.

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Homeowner saves money by going green

Homeowner saves money by going green
By Sarah Campbell scampbell@salisburypost.com Ken Clifton has already generated enough solar energy to power more than 3,600 light bulbs or 1,200 computers for a day. By powering about 80 percent of his home with solar energy, he believes he has a …

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Fracking Lobby’s Green Claims May be Overstated

Fracking Lobby’s Green Claims May be Overstated
Hydraulic fracturing proponents almost always point to the supposed environmental benefits of natural gas to back up their support for the fracking industry. But it is becoming clear that natural gas – especially when it is extracted via fracking – is not as green as its supporters would like us to believe. According to a [...]

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