Eco Factor: Lighting system powered by solar cells. You might be having tens of emergency lighting systems and torches, but in case of a power failure, they are either hard to find or are mostly out of batteries. Solar-powered lights do well when it comes to charged batteries, but they too like othe...

Well, many of you on Facebook and Twitter know this all ready, but I finally found a moment in the middle of all the Girl Scout Cookie pushing selling to write about the switch to solar energy for the house.First off- duh. Why this isn't just a given here in Arizona, I don't know. ALL new constructi...

Precious public money should focus on investing in a new generation of innovative companies, not on bailing out the losers....

You know what I hate? Rhubarb. Never liked it. Also, when batteries die. Or a beloved family pet. *sniff* Focus, GW, focus. BAAAAAATTERIES! Designed by Knut Karlsen, the SunCats are basically a set of old NiMH rechargeable batteries wrapped in a flexible Photo Voltaic cell created by the Institute f...

Eco Factor: Electric car recharging station generates electricity from renewable sources. Electric cars of the future will need to be quick both in speed and in the time they need to get recharged. Current technology allows a car to be recharged within a couple of hours. This, though quick for an el...

Michael Anissimov at Accelerating Future highlights the simple observation behind the transhumanist vision, Part of the rationale for being a “transhumanist�, or, more broadly, having grandiose dreams for humanity’s future, is the extremely simple and mundane observation that the available mat...

Updated with comment from 3M: What 3M did for sticky notes, it now wants to do for efficiency-boosting add-ons for buildings, photovoltaics, and wind turbines: make them ubiquitous and profitable. The Minnesota-based manufacturer announced today that it has created a division in which it will develo...

The Federal Government's Energy Star program website has a rundown of Federal Tax Credits for Energy Efficiency for consumers including those for home improvements, auto purchases and alternative energy.  The incentives are as follows: SUMMARY OF TAX CREDITS FOR HOMEOWNERS Product Category Product ...

BREAKING NEWS Update: Judge David Yaffee dismissed all but one of the complaints from the Yes on B crowd; that the Solar 8 could not say there were no public hearings. The judge also denied the request for court costs against the Solar 8. Read more at RonKayeLA. This just in - the judge in the... [[...

Eco Factor: Photovoltaic solar panels will provide 18 kilowatts of clean energy. With more and more institutes and buildings going for alternative energy sources, the call for a clean and green earth is getting louder and louder. The Grand Canyon Visitor’s Center joined this campaign with its deci...