Tag: "energy"
How To Wash That Energy Waste Right Out of Your Hair
For an individual, switching to a two-in-one shampoo and conditioner could save more than 730 gallons of water a year and save about $4 in energy costs.
Post on Dec 15, 2011 by Jim Gunshinan from QUEST Northern California
Saving Daylight and Energy
In the wee hours of Sunday morning, the little hand on the clock ticked backwards one hour and Daylight Saving Time ended—along with energy savings.
Post on Nov 07, 2011 by Jennifer Skene from QUEST Northern California
What Makes Us Conserve Energy? 6 Lessons from the Smart Grid
Smart meters are providing consumers with hourly and daily energy use information. But does it inspire conservation?
Post on Oct 07, 2011 by Lauren Sommer
Resolving Clouds in Climate Change Models
As supercomputers grow, so does their energy appetite. Researchers are trying to solve that problem by using a smaller, more pervasive technology.
Post on Jun 24, 2011 by Lauren Sommer
Supercomputers Hit an Energy Wall
As supercomputers grow, so does their energy appetite. Researchers are trying to solve that problem by using a smaller, more pervasive technology.
Post on Jun 24, 2011 by Lauren Sommer from QUEST Northern California
How Green is Biomass Energy?
When you think of where energy comes from, you might picture a power plant or maybe wind mills. You probably wouldn't think of a pile of 12 tons of almond shells.
Post on Mar 25, 2011 by Lauren Sommer
From End to End on the Green Home Spectrum
This week I stopped by West Coast Green taking place at Fort Mason Center in San Francisco. It's an interactive conference focusing on innovation for the built environment.
Post on Oct 01, 2010 by Jim Gunshinan
Berkeley Economist on Taking Economics Seriously In U.S. Energy Policy
"We face a series of energy challenges," says economist, Severin Borenstein of the Haas School of Business at U.C. Berkeley. Read more on the QUEST Community Science Blog.
Post on Sep 03, 2010 by Jim Gunshinan
Is the Climate Right for Efficiency in China?
Notes from Asilomar: The 15th Biannual Summer Study, Energy Use In Buildings, of the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (August 15–20, 2010).
Post on Aug 20, 2010 by Jim Gunshinan
Sunday Plenary – Efficiency is the Centerpiece: Where are We Going?
Notes from Asilomar: The 15th Biannual Summer Study, Energy Use In Buildings, of the American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy (August 15–20, 2010).
Post on Aug 18, 2010 by Jim Gunshinan
Reporter's Notes for Energy Storage: The Holy Grail
Energy storage (through batteries) is something we use everyday in our cell phones and computers. So it may be a little surprising that when it comes to the electric grid, storing energy is something that's rarely done.
Post on Jul 30, 2010 by Lauren Sommer
Legalize Marijuana–Save Our Houses?
Are high energy use and a rotting housing stock in the North more reasons to legalize, regulate, and tax marijuana for anyone?
Post on Jul 23, 2010 by Jim Gunshinan
Solar Heats Up in S.F.
The solar industry has descended on the Moscone Center in downtown San Francisco this week. QUEST Senior Radio Editor Andrea Kissack reports from the Intersolar North America Conference and Expo.
Post on Jul 13, 2010 by Andrea Kissack
Slowing Down PACE
The Property Assessed Clean Energy Program (PACE) is being blocked for the time being by, of all things, Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae, holders of about half of the home mortgages in the country and a major player in the financial crisis that we are still recovering from.
Post on Jul 09, 2010 by Jim Gunshinan
A Realistic Look at Geothermal Heat Pumps
You can do just fine with a medium-efficiency furnace and burn much less fuel than you would with a high-end system—like a geothermal system—and a leaky house.
Post on Jun 11, 2010 by Jim Gunshinan
Editor's Notes: Race for Renewables
Where did California go wrong? And as other states try to learn from its lessons, does the Golden State have any hope of reaching its next ambitious target – 33 percent renewable by 2020?
Post on May 21, 2010 by Andrea Kissack
Field Notes From New Orleans
Historians will one day come to view the post-Katrina rebuilding of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast as the first major example of green design and technologies.
Post on Apr 30, 2010 by Jim Gunshinan
Behind the Scenes with the Mythbusters
Guest blogger Michael Kadel chronicles our behind-the-scenes visit to our explosive San Francisco neighbors, the Mythbusters.
Post on Apr 02, 2010 by Craig Rosa
Squeezing More Energy from the Sun
The good news is that we can probably meet our energy security and greenhouse emissions goals by increasing the efficiency of buildings, transportation, and agriculture and by using commercially available renewable energy technology. But it won’t be cheap.
Post on Apr 02, 2010 by Jim Gunshinan
Reporter's Notes: Building an Artificial Leaf
When I began this story, it seemed pretty simple. I'd heard that scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Lab were working to mimic photosynthesis and create a man-made version of the process that could supply us with renewable energy.
Post on Nov 20, 2009 by Lauren Sommer
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