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Home Energy Monitors With all the buzz from the announcement Google made regarding their partnership with Energy, Inc. and the TED 5000 I decided now would be a good time to provide a summary of all the companies in the residential energy monitoring space. This list was compiled with the help … continue reading 
Below is a great video from TED of Interface Carpet’s CEO Ray Anderson. Mr. Anderson’s book, Mid-Course Correction was one of the first books I read on Sustainability and really got me thinking: If this guy can turn his company from a polluter to a sustainable operation, why can’t all companies do the … continue reading 
Plastiki Rendering This summer, David de Rothschild will launch Plastiki. Plastiki is a boat with a hull made out of plastic bottles. Rothschild decided to create Plastiki after hearing about how much plastic is swimming around in our oceans. Both National Geographic Adventure magazine and June’s issue Outside Magazine have articles about Plastiki. continue reading 
Power lines are part of the smart grid What is the Smart Grid? If you want the official answer, check out the Department of Energy’s comments on the Smart Grid. If you want the answer you can explain to your children, stay here! Basically, the Smart Grid is a way for Utilities … continue reading Prelude: I first ventured down the path of energy monitoring in the Winter of 2006. I was living in a 2 bedroom apartment with a friend and our electricity bills were outrageous! For instance, the kWh usage from 12/06-2/07 compared to the same months in ’08-09 in my new and bigger town-home … continue reading 
As I discussed in monitoring intro, knowing how you are using your power is one of the most important steps to take for your energy conservation efforts. While we wait for the smart grid to arrive, we have a few options on the monitoring front. While actively reviewing your account history with … continue reading You may have never heard of TED (no, not The Energy Detective), but they have some amazing speakers. You can really get lost for a day just perusing their website and watching the presentations. Two of my “sustainability all-stars” have spoken at some of their events and I highly recommend watching their … continue reading |
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