Energy Conservation
Americans and Business Curb Energy Use
13 August 2008 - 7:00am
Wall St. Journal
American businesses and consumers are changing their habits and finding ways to save energy.
Please Tax My Carbon
11 July 2008 - 10:22am
North American (United States and Canada) policy generally favors low energy prices, with low taxes, production subsidies and other types of energy industry support. As a result, North Americans are energy rich: an average worker can purchase more fuel per hour of labor than almost any other time or place. In response North Americans have developed energy intensive lifestyles and industrial practices, have failed to implement many energy conservation practices common in other parts of the world, and consume more energy per capita than most other times and places.
Reviving the Lowly Clothesline
26 June 2008 - 6:00am
Rutland Herald
A grassroots group is working to remove barriers to erecting clotheslines, which are commonly banned by apartments buildings as a blight. The group is pitching their work as an energy conservation effort.
Snow Forces City To Conserve
18 June 2008 - 8:00am
Next American City
An avalanche decimates an Alaskan city's energy infrastructure, leading residents to craft creative ways to conserve energy and lower their utility bills.
