The Mother Jones article seems especially appropriate on the heels of my computer myths post. Seriously, people, use your energy savings settings. Should You Shut Down Your Computer or Put It to Sleep? – Mother Jones. Shutting off computers is important, but making sure they’re programmed to sleep after 30 minutes idle is more important. […]

A couple articles about energy generation this week. I found the Scientific American article (from 2009) especially interesting because of the chart showing how solar and wind can complement each other, with one generating the most energy while the other is generating the least. A Path to Sustainable Energy by 2030 – Scientific American. Stanford […]

Lots of links this week about how to communicate environmental messages to people. Apparently “retrofitting,” “weatherization,” and “climate change” don’t test well. And talking about how much people save money by saving energy doesn’t work as well as talking about how much they lose money if they don’t save energy. Don’t Call It Retrofitting – […]

I was both sick and busy this week, so I didn’t get a chance to read much beyond the Globe. Luckily there was a bunch of interesting local stuff. Shell gives MIT $25m for gas, oil research – Boston Globe. The MIT Energy Initiative is supposed to be about finding alternatives to oil and natural […]

My number one link this week is to an article my officemate, Lesley, wrote about local beer at Vee Vee in Jamaica Plain. Jason’s going to love this… Vee Vee’s Dan Valachovic on local beer – Jamaica Plain Patch. I don’t think Jason’s ever tried Pretty Things. Thanks, Lesley! 5 Ways an Energy Audit Will […]