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The idea of smart grids is a good one--better distribution of energy, making possible regional distribution. But as always, there's huge potential for misuse of all that information about how people live.
Consumers hate sacrifice. But unless they begin to embrace change, the green revolution may languish for decades.
With today's release of the White House 2010 budget, it looks like Obama has embraced an energy technology that will require perpetual governmental babysitting.
The State of the Union address, while scattered with moments of boldness about green infrastructure, seemed constrained by the powerful interests that hold the congressional purse strings.
International Code Council Committee plans final discussion of new commercial green building code in Austin, Texas. Can residential be far behind?
Can the same tools used to teach sustainability in poor fishing villages be used on Americans? Conservationist Brett Jenks says yes.
Renowned ecologist and author David Suzuki says the human race still has time to choose utopia and avoid dystopia.
Plants and insects from distant lands have become more that just a nuisance. Ignored or poorly regulated for decades, they threaten to completely change the U.S. landscape..