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How to Buy an Energy Efficient Water Heater [Infographic]
According to the US Energy Information Administration, heating water doesn’t consume quite as much energy as it did twenty years ago. It does still represent over 17% of the average home’s energy consumption, though, so any increases in efficiency...
Nationalist Sustainability: Recycle to Punch Hitler in the Nose!
Remember the song “Let’s Do It for Our Country” from Grease 2? It turns out such persuasive approaches really work (and for more than sexual conquest): Robert Long at The New Republic points to a few studies showing that conservatives are more...
What’s the Return on Investment for Sustainability?
If you’ve ever read articles on Sustainablog before (or other sites like this one), Google probably knows that you’re interested in sustainability, and therefore, you’ve probably seen ads in your sidebar for green masters’ programs. The rise of so-...
Green Infrastructure and Technology for Alleviating Poverty [VIDEO]
The typical solar powered water pump is too expensive for most of the world’s poor subsistence farmers.Can solar power help eradicate extreme poverty in the developing world? As we’ve shown a number of times, many social entrepreneurs think so, and...
Best Choices for Green Transportation [Infographic]
Want to lower your carbon footprint? Looking at how you heat and cool your living space will likely make the most difference; your transportation choices are next on the list in terms of impact. If you’re still driving a gas guzzler, you’re not only...
13 Elements of a Dream Green Home [INFOGRAPHIC]
Got a dream green home you’d love to build? Sure, you’ll probably want to include solar panels in the building… but that’s just one element. Green building involves making the most efficient use of the materials that go into the building, and...
How to Start a Bike-Powered Food Rescue Program
We’ve said it before, we’ll say it again: an awful lot of food – about 40% from farm to table – gets wasted in the US. Much of that happens closer to the table/consumer end of the spectrum, and a sizable portion of that food that gets thrown away is...
Restaurant Roof Made Entirely of Solar Panels
“Solar in St. Louis” is a new occasional series digging into the many solar projects and installations creating clean, renewable energy right here in da Lou’…Solar panels on the roof: no big news there, right? That’s how you do it in most cases. How...
Sussing Out “Sustainability”
Editor’s note: Over the years, I’ve been happy to publish updates on the work of former writer Caroline Savery and her Sust Enable Project. Here’s a recent post from the project’s blog on the nature of the work she’s been up to…“Sustainability...
Invasive Animals are Eating Louisiana: Rodents of Unusual Size [VIDEO]
Sounds like the beginning of trailer for some bad creature feature on SyFy, right? Well, it’s not… it’s actually the beginning of a trailer for a documentary. That’s right: giant invasive animals really are eating Louisiana… from the roots up....
Is Urban Biking the Next Great Marketing Platform?
Remember the kerfuffle over the “Citi Bike,” or Citibank’s sponsorship of the New York City-wide bike share system? Ever wonder why this was an issue in the first place? After all, this was just about a corporate logo on bikes… right? Yes, it was…...
Green Window Treatments: Eco-friendly, Economical and Easy on the Eyes
Besides being the right thing to do, going green is now stylish! These days, there are more ways than ever to dress up our energy-efficient windows with earth-saving window treatments that are as easy on the eyes as they are on the environment, and...
