The Sierra Club is holding a contest for a free energy audit. And if you don’t win that, you can always get a free audit from Mass Saves. Win a Free $600 Value Energy Audit from Sierra Club Green Home – Inhabit. Enter before October 31. A Chimney Balloon will Keep Your House Warm, Save You […]

I’m off to Pittsburgh for the Association for the Advancement of Sustainability in Higher Education conference. Hopefully I’ll have lots of posts for you. Until then, here are some links I came across this week: Meat-free dining in the Boston area – Boston Globe. There are a lot of vegetarian restaurants in the Boston area now. […]

The Boston Local Food Festival‘s happening right now next to the Children’s Museum at Fort Point Channel. It’s going on ’til 5:00, so you still have time to make it. Okay, on to the links. In Japan, the Summer of Setsuden – New York Times. So if threatened by blackouts, Americans would save energy, too? Robots Extract Coolant From […]

Our Prius is 9 years old, so I’ve been salivating over new ones lately. Alicia’s just tormenting me with reviews of the plug-in Prius. Review: My Experiences With the Plug-in Prius – Green Lifestyle Consulting. I want one! What is a Wind Turbine and How Does it Work? – The Good Human. Very basic, but I need […]

Good news! Google is finally disclosing info about its energy use. Google Details, and Defends, Its Use of Electricity – New York Times. Now that so many things are moving to the “cloud,” it’s more important than ever for us to understand that it’s not free. Kendall CoGen Plant – Boston Green Blog. Ever passed by those […]