Keeping Down with the Jonses: Challenge Your Neighbors to an Energy-Bill Reduction Contest

Here's a recent Green Tech column that got a lot of notice.

Looking for new ways to save energy around your house? Try talking to your neighbors...

Read the rest here.

Extinction Countdown @ Scientific American

Continuing my big link catch-up...

One of the best places to find my environmental writing these days is at Scientific American, where I contribute around 3 "Extinction Countdown" articles a week to their "60-Second Science" blog. I cover endangered species all around the world, including quite a few that aren't getting any press anyplace else.

I'll link to some of my favorite recent articles soon, but meanwhile, here's my main page. Check it out!

60-Second Extinction Countdown @ Scientific American

E-Book Examines the Economic Value of Innovation

Here's another recent article, "E-Book Examines the Economic Value of Innovation," from the August 2009 issue of The Institute.

There's lots more where that came from, so stay tuned for more updates!

What Will Plug-In Hybrids Mean for America?

Whoops! I've been errant in updating this blog for -- double-whoops! -- about six months. I guess I've been too busy writing to post all of the links here!

Anyway, here's link # 1, "What Will Plug-In Hybrids Mean for America," an article for the July 2009 issue of Today's Engineer. Featuring interviews with several top technology minds, as well as Senators John Kerry and Lamar Alexander.

More links soon!

The Perils, Pitfalls and Pleasures of Blogging

The Perils, Pitfalls and Pleasures of Blogging
Does blogging on your own time put you in any risk from your day job? Can it damage your career, or could it help? And if you decide to blog, what steps should you take to protect yourself?

From the February 2009 issue of Today's Engineer.

Green Science stories at GreenUpgrader.com

I recently started contributing weekly "green science" stories to GreenUpgrader.com. Here are links to my first dozen or so articles:

Way to Go, Grandma! Older Buyers Now Top Consumers of Green Goods

Can a Cell Phone Help the World Go Green?

The Buzzzznesss of Bees

Only Trees Can Prevent Forest Fires

Elephants Gots Text Messages

CFLs Were Just the Beginning…

These Boots Were Made for Walkin’ (and Generatin’ Power)

Scientist Invents Truly Green Battery - Chlorophyll Green, That Is

A Rock to Absorb Greenhouse Gases?

22 Years Until Clean Energy?

Fish Movements Inspire a New Idea in Energy

Zounds! Sound Is Energy!

Reuse Heat, Save the Planet

Sinking Carbon with Biochar

Coffee as Biofuel: Good to the Last Drop

Turning Coconuts Into Car Parts?

A bevy of GreenTech Columns

It's been many months since I provided links to my three-times-a-week GreenTech column. To make up for that, here are some of my favorite stories from the last few months:

Survey Shows Consumer Electronics Industry Thinks 25% of Consumers Don't Want Green

Put Your Computer to Use for Good When You're Not Using It

Green Your Phone with Renewable Energy Credits

iPod Green: Try a Sustainable, Handcrafted Wood Sound

Cell Phone Industry Hangs Up On Vampire Power

Greenpeace Grades the Electronics Makers on Climate Leadership

The Best Christmas Gift of All: Rechargeable Batteries

Save Money and Energy -- Unplug Your Gaming Consoles!< Top 10 Things to Ask When Buying 'Green' Electronics

Do You Know How to Recycle Your Old TV?

How Businesses Can Save 25% on Energy Costs: HP Introduces Tech to Cap Power Use of Data Centers

Even Rechargeable Batteries Need Recycling -- Do You Know How?

Sometimes the Greenest Technology is Elbow Grease

Support Green Charities by Recycling Your Empty Toner Cartridges

Five Green Devices Every Home Should Have

Calculate Your 'Water Footprint'

Energy-Efficient Freezers Help You Store Organic, Local Food All Year Round

New HP Laptop Uses 97% Less Packaging

5 Ways to Green Your PC -- Without Spending a Penny

Books vs. eBooks: Which Are Greener?

Google Goes Geothermal. Can You?

Free Software Cuts PC Power Consumption