It was 70% more energy efficient than older models, was relatively expensive, and the home owners who bought them recovered the difference in about three years...

He has the pitching skills of Al Gore, the instincts of Thomas Edison, the vision of Steve Jobs, and the heart of Nicola Tesla...

We’re ending confusion. We’re talking about solutions. Less climate debate. Less talk about the problem. Solutions. Measured results...

When something is less expensive and also a better technology like a digital camera, it becomes a no-brainer. Everyone on every side of the partisan divide should now be able to agree that we can both save money and clean up our world using renewable power generation...

Some people in North America are building net-zero for the same cost as a conventional building, but these are the determined construction veterans. Still it indicates what’s possible...

We're having our worldview coloured by either numerous sources or not enough sources; and of course, the quality of those information sources can vary significantly too. We really do need a training course or set of guidelines...

Montreal’s Olympic Stadium has a special place in history as the most over-budget white elephant project in the world of architecture...

If we're going to revere them and make them wealthy because they're the darlings on our screens, they should be setting the example for how to create a better world...

With the rise of cloud computing, big data, artificial intelligence and exascale super-computers for science, global data traffic could zoom to 15.3 zettabytes per year by 2020. A zettabyte equals 1000 gigabytes x 1000 x 1000 x 1000...

During the life of the car you will save about $20,000 on fuel and a few thousand on maintenance, when compared to a gas car. Fleet vans travelling 300,000 miles save about $97,000 in fuel costs...

Lawmakers in Washington and state capitals would be unwise to ignore this growing attitude shift, particularly given that the clean energy economy is now doing far more to add to GDP and jobs than gas and coal are doing...

We should probably simplify and focus on the highest priority solutions...

As with most green building technology, HRVs pay for themselves in a few years and there’s probably a grant available from your local government or utility...

That new gas furnace will be outlawed in about 10 years. A lot of contractors will recommend gas anyway because that’s what they know how to install...

A passive house is a very high standard super-insulated building that reduces the heating or cooling load by an incredible 80% - 90%...

Experts say that many of our buildings are so leaky they might as well have a hole in the wall as big as a beach ball, or bigger...

Congratulations to Alaska Airlines and others who have been taking steps to green their operations...

Rather than paying big energy bills every month, like a lifetime sentence, invest in high quality modern windows and good insulation...

It reduces your carbon footprint and cuts water heating costs by about half, by re-using your water heat energy to preheat the incoming cold water...