Generating electricity by working up a sweat -- update

It's no longer unheard of to use the energy people expend dancing to power night clubs and cell phones, as we've reported on a few occasions over the last few months. So it seems only natural to see...

A renter's guide to Portland's green buildings

We've written about a site that makes it easier for architects and designers to create green buildings, but a separate challenge is helping eco-minded consumers find those green apartments, homes and...

Using Google maps to calculate homes' solar potential

As energy prices continue to climb, the idea of tapping the power of the sun may seem like a no-brainer. The process of getting solar panels installed, however, is quite the opposite, fraught with...

More homegrown vegetables, without the sweat

When we wrote about San Francisco-based My Farm earlier this summer, we noted that Oregon-based Your Backyard Farmer had reportedly been doing something similar for a few years already. Sure enough,...

Farmers barter produce for solar panel funding

Last year, we wrote about a Dutch collective of wind turbine owners, mostly farmers, who operate turbines as an extra source of income and sell the energy they produce directly to consumers. One...