Energy

Fires of the future: Meet the Oregon innovators fighting global pollution with rocket stoves

Umpqua Community College

Dr. Larry Winiarski and the Aprovecho Research Center are working to bring clean-burning and efficient cookstove technology to developing countries.

SEEED plants the seeds of hope

Stan Johnson leads a workshop at Knoxville's Socially Equal Energy Efficient Development program. (SEEED Knoxville)

Meredith Roaten

The George Washington University

“Nothing stops a bullet like a job,” is the last thing you might expect the director of a sustainability program to preach, but Stan Johnson, executive director of Knoxville’s Socially Equal Energy Efficiency Development program, believes that... Read More

The nuclear martyr: A vision of 2050

(Creative Commons)

Zack Daniels

SUNY ESF

We are facing an energy crisis, however the brilliant scientists of the world have found a solution.

PSA: Lights

The lights are just as important

Fiona Byon

The George Washington University

We all go about our normal days not worrying about the lights. Before our days end, we always double check our locks, stoves, sinks, etc., but sometimes, we leave the lights on. The lights are just as important.

Solar power at the George Washington University

GW Capital Partners Solar Project

Ashley Le

The George Washington University

In an effort to reduce carbon footprints, GW partners with Duke Energy Renewables, American University, and the GWU Hospital to incorporate solar power into its facilities.

Great Scott! Meet the modern day Doc Brown

Amanda Menas

The George Washington University

Scott Sklar is your average neighbor… with a few quirks. The house with over a dozen solar panels, three solar-powered pink flamingos, and a hydrogen fuel cell? It’s totally off the grid.

New laundry era