high energy costs

A great report on the California Public Utility Commission hearings into the Sunrise Powerlink from Utility Consumers Action Network's Michael Shames. He points out that this proposed transmission line will cost ratepayers a lot of money and isn't really about renewable energy.

This site contains the series of articles about an average home owner's experience with the energy audit report received on their home. These articles include the actual graphs, charts, recommendations, and so on from the actual report as well as hte home owner's reaction.

This really is tremendous reading and should encourage all home owners to stop procrastinating and have an energy audit on their own home. It also reminds all of us of the many different ways that everyone can conserve energy usage.

Utility bills are a big part of our budgets. Gas and oil prices are rising everyday and electricity is expensive. Trying to keep up with rising prices is hard enough without wasting money on energy

Energy use is rapidly becoming a major concern for business and computers are increasingly seen as a major power guzzler. Energy saving measures in IT can be implemented with a minimum of cost and disruption to normal operation. This article gives some good advice on how.

A hot product which has just entered the marketplace will save business and residential consumers tons of money on energy costs. It's called the Beamingsun USB Ecostrip and it acts as a surge protector with one special feature. When you shut down your computer it turns off power to all peripherals. It's been heralded as the "most innovative" green product of its kind.

If you’ve been to the supermarket lately, it’s hard not to notice that the cost of milk per gallon is quickly surpassing the cost of a gallon of gas. In the past few months, the price of a gallon of milk has gone up 50 to 60 cents in cities such as Los Angeles, Chicago and New Orleans with consumers paying close to $4 a gallon.

I hope the price of gasoline and oil doubles in the next year. Actually, I hope it increases 1000%. Why? Because super-inflated gas prices may be the only thing that wakes North America up to the need for renewable energy and social change.

Kudos to the Japanese for actually putting into use a hybrid technology based train. This new train reduces emissions by 60% and fuel consumption by 20%. Hats off for this test and here's hoping for expanded use by all.