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Green Homes Gone Wild: A Portland Realtor Tells All
Thinking about a green home for your next purchase? What exactly makes a green home? We turn to Portland-based realtor and green house lover Amber Turner for the details.
2009 Green Electronics Holiday Shopping Guide
Need some green gadget or green electronics shopping ideas for the 2009 holiday season? EarthTechling has you covered with our first annual green tech gift guide.
Best Generator for a Home
The California wildfires and East coast hurricanes have shown us that we don’t realize how much we rely on electricity until we don’t have it anymore. People used to have no choice but to wait […]
Best Eco-Friendly Products for 2021
The importance of protecting our planet is permeating society and corporations, finally. And as a result, a number of innovative companies have been developing eco-friendly alternatives to everyday products or new products to help make […]
Best Smart Lighting
Automatic lighting is one of the most convenient features of having a smart home. With smart lighting devices, you can control the lighting in your home with your smartphone or through your smart home system […]
Best Low Flow Shower Head
Showers can be invigorating, relaxing, and cleansing amongst other things. Unfortunately, they can also be expensive. Showers make up approximately 20 percent of the average household water usage. A single ten-minute shower can use anywhere […]
8 Green Products That Can Sometimes Be Brown
By now, you’ve seen the fake news about green energy in the headlines of conservative sites and papers: Electric car batteries are worse polluters than gas consumption. Windmills kill birds and cause cancer. Organic farms […]
Best Swim Spas
Swimming is a full-body workout that improves posture and flexibility as well as increasing oxygen and blood circulation. The trouble is finding a place to swim. Not everyone has year-round beach access or space for […]
Best Home Insurance Companies for Eco-Friendly Homeowners
Green building is a growing trend and even home insurance companies are hopping on the bandwagon. But it’s not always easy to figure out which ones offer the best benefits to green homeowners or how […]
Utility giant PacifiCorp drops coal for 14,000 MW of renewables and storage
Yesterday, utility giant PacifiCorp published the latest draft of its Integrated Resource Plan (or IRP) that lays out how it will meet energy demands over the next two decades – and it’s going all-in on […]
Illinois hikes registration fee for EV owners
If you drive an electric vehicle in Illinois, you’re going to get a little shock when it comes time for your annual vehicle registration. Last weekend, the Illinois National Assembly approved raising annual vehicle registration […]
Trump’s EPA Finalizes Replacement for Obama’s Clean Power Plan
On Wednesday, Trump’s EPA finalized its replacement for Obama’s own stringent emissions plan, which would’ve mandated that states reduce energy plant emissions by 32% by 2030. In its stead, Trump’s plan gives states more flexibility […]
Lithium-ion Batteries Could Become Safer and More Powerful
A group of researchers from Columbia University have created a new technique to make longer-lasting lithium batteries that are safer than our current stock. By combining a solid-state ceramic electrolyte with boron nitrate to separate […]