A comment posted in response to an article on Boston.com that predicted yet another day of rainfall: Now you know why solar panels are not exactly a sure bet for an alternative energy source. My 6KW setup has barely generated enough to keep my computer running. I do not dare get up on the roof to connect [...]

What is the power factor? What is the power factor of compact fluorecent bulbs? Do manufacturers of compact fluorecent bulbs cheat with their promised energy savings? Continue reading for answers to these questions.

When I grew up in Europe in the 1970s and 1980s, there was a noticable shift in public opinion away from support for traffic-enabling policies towards support for traffic-restricting policies. This manifested itself in numerous construction projects all over the continent with the objective not to build something, but to “unbuild” (Rückbau). Communities began to [...]

This page on the Austrian Greenpeace site has a very powerful flash tool. Move the slider back and forth to compare sets of 2 images of different glaciers from the early 1900′s and today. What an eye-opening and drastic reminder of where the world is heading.