Some crafty individuals are putting their compost piles to another good use – heating their homes. Compost, besides making a wonderful garden fertilizer, gives off a lot of heat as it decays. Creative and green-minded homeowners can trap that heat… Read More

As the climate warms over the next decades, energy needed for cooling developing nations would far outstrip current air conditioner use in the US. The need to cool people in the rapidly growing megacities in India, Southeast Asia and other… Read More

Source: U.S. Energy Information Administration, Residential Energy Consumption Survey 2009 Note: The ‘no central equipment’ group includes households whose main heating equipment is a portable heater, fireplace, or stove, or main cooling equipment is a room air conditioner. Thermostats are… Read More

On Monday, Google announced it is spending $3.2 billion to buy Nest Labs, the trailblazing company funded through its Google Ventures program and responsible for transforming “unloved” home products into beautiful, smart appliances. That’s a lot of money for a… Read More