energy consumption

Gas prices are sky-high and people are hurting. Is it market speculation, tight supplies or the first throes of peak oil? And, if it’s the latter, how can civilization survive?

Well, residents of the small Alaskan capital of Juneau are showing us how. Following an April 16 avalanche that severed the city’s main power lines, Juneau found itself forced to cut its energy calories big-time literally overnight. It was that, or face energy bills double or triple or many times more than the month before. The good news: society didn’t collapse.

If you think the virtual, online world helps reduce energy consumption in the real world (a topic we’ve touched on before here at Green Options Media), think again: a new study by management consulting firm McKinsey & Company provides scary insights into how Internet computing is devouring more and more power and spewing out more and more greenhouse gases.

Though it may seem like a shocking idea, high fuel prices may actually have some benefits for our society as a whole. This is because high gasoline prices have turned many individuals off of SUVs and other cars that require a lot of gas. Also, in many cases individuals are also choosing to ride public transportation, which in the long run would also decrease carbon emissions.

Nearly half of IT professionals admit that they had run out of space, power or cooling capacity at their datacentres, according to a recent survey of 150 IT professionals.

Students at William & Mary College are "doing it in the dark" to save energy.  Student dorms, classrooms and campus buildings are pitted against one another to see who can save the most energy.

It's easier than you think.

Can you think of any better way to accomplish this than by following this simple little list?

If you implement and all follow this list there is no telling how fast you may accomplish this goal.

Now I know that the last thing we need is another gizmo to take up more resources and create more e-waste for when this thing dies out or gets tossed out, but this really is a great idea

This is the 15th and last article from an average home owner on his experiences participating in the ecoENERGY Grant program.

In this article, the home howner reveals what actions he is planning to take or has already started to take based on the contents of the energy audit report on his house under the program.