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Concentrating solar has promised big additions to renewable energy production with the additional benefit of energy storage -- but there's a catch.
A serialized version of ILSR‘s new report, Democratizing the Electricity System, Part 4 of 5. Click for Part 1 or...
Solar leasing has broadened participation in the distributed generation revolution. Unfortunately, this revolution has been co-opted by high finance.
Julie Bass of Oak Park, Mich. no longer faces jail time for having a vegetable garden in her front yard.
Can slow-food pioneer and trailblazing chef Alice Waters transcend white-tablecloth exclusivity to change the way Americans eat?
Okay, I’m a little slow on the uptake on this but I’ve been pursing a recent report from Lawrence Berkeley...
One reader thinks a traditional ribbon-cutting just won’t cut it for a green building dedication. Ask Umbra looks into some festive alternatives.
Some homeowners associations ban solar drying, threatening offenders with fines and even forced expulsion for saving energy costs by hanging their wash out to dry. Help map the places with restrictions on the right to sun-dry.
A new book reexamines traditional views of wilderness, asserting that human influence over nature is undeniable.
