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When we bought our house last year, we knew the old AC system was inefficient and would need to be replaced at some point, but frankly, there just hasn’t been room in the budget for such a major expense. As luck would have it, the AC condenser failed just when my mother-in-law arrived for a week-long...

If they can do it Ireland, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Thailand, Thailand, Australia and South Africa, why can’t we do it here? Each of these nations have either banned plastic shopping bags outright, or taxed the consumers who use them. Ireland began their efforts to limit the use of plastic bags in 2002...

Just like millions of other Americans, I'm desparately but optimistically searching for an electric car that I can afford and that will be available before 2010 when most manufacturers are promising to be in production. No luck so far, but I'm learing a lot along the way. For instance, I've...

Stay tuned. There are other electric options out there, and I'll be researching and featuring them one by one. For right now, it seems the biggest challenges are affordability and availability.

If you've been looking for an alternative to your gas-guzzling, Co2-spewing auto, the NmG might be the American-made electric car just for you. That is, if you can get by with a single seater and get a kick out of driving a funny-looking car available in a bunch of fun and funky colors. The NmG was...

Like most Americans, we are a two-car family. Most of our driving is done in a 2002 Volvo V70 station wagon that gets about 19.5 mpg during city driving; 30 mpg highway. Unlike most Americans, my husband rides a bike to work three or four days a week, but after work he rides home and hops into a 1992...

Rock Port Missouri recently became the first city to be powered by wind energy. Wind power plants on a nearby bluff produce an estimated 16 million kilowatt hours. The city's 1,400 residents consume an average of 13 million kilowatt hours. The excess energy is sent out to neighboring towns. Since...

Oh man! I wish we could go. The thing about making a living is how much it interferes with your life! My son and 1,000 other kids are at the capitol today for an Earth Day observance. I know they've been teaching conservation at his elementary school because while we were on a long walk the other...

Even with the best intentions, it's not always easy to be green. There's a lot of conflicting information out there, for instance: Buy hybrid! Actually, if your old car is still running, it's probably better to keep it, because the manufacturing of a new car creates a greater carbon footprint...

Researchers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology have discovered a way to make solar power cells 15-30% more efficient while barely effecting the cost. While this seems like a minute difference, it could mark a major breakthrough for the world's ability to rely on solar power as its main...