By looking to more energy efficient methods of powering your home and by reducing the waste that your household produces you can help reduce your homes carbon footprint. Choose the appliances that have a higher energy saving rating and change some of your lifestyle habits around your home, which will affect your carbon footprint. Through having a…

About a year ago, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a challenge to U.S. manufacturing companies to make their facilities energy efficient by 10 percent or more within a five year time span. Since then, 240 manufacturers have begun to make changes to comply with the Energy Star Challenge for Industry and 34 sites have already improved their…

The Walmart Foundation has announced that it will make a donation of $2 million to provide much needed support for food banks to reduce their electricity bills. While fully depending on donations to support their cause and with contributions dwindling due to the weakened economy, food banks are barely able to stay afloat as demand continues rising. Thanks to the retail giant, 16 food banks across the U.S. will be able…

Michelle Kaufmann, a leading green architect and designer, has recently unveiled her newest line of prefab sustainable homes. The line consists of three models, the Ridge0™, the Vista0™ and the Contours0™, which range in size between 422 and 2643 square feet. The Contours0™ and the Vista0™ have interior and exterior rooms which were designed with the utmost efficiency in mind, emphasizing natural ventilation and lighting through large windows, glass doors and skylights. The Ridge0™…

A new legislation was recently introduced in the Senate to provide an investment tax credit (ITC) to energy storage facilities. Senate Bill 3617 – the Storage Technology of Renewable and Green Energy Act of 2010 (the “STORAGE 2010 Act”) – would provide up to $1.5 billion in tax credits to storage projects which are connected to the U.S. electric grid. This initiative is intended to support intermittent energy sources, including wind and solar power, while moderating energy….