Elements of a Net Zero Home in Texas

As we cross Labor Day weekend off our calendars, we now turn our attention to what the fall season brings. At NATiVE, we see September as the right time to join in the back-to-school…

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Netting Some Zeros: Net-zero

How investing in a net-zero home could effectively eliminate those pesky energy bills. There are only a few places we really care to see some zeros – the first, on our paycheck after a…

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Seeing Green in the Future of Energy

What our energy past and present can tell us about our energy future, and the role renewables will have to play in that future. Here’s a hint: a big one. The Story Thus Far It began with…

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Climate Change: A Collective Failure of Human Empathy?

Why the discussion of global warming needs to add an expanded moral dimension that can help inform economic and political change. The Million Dollar Question: Why Don’t People Care About…

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Cutting Down To Size

The best strategy for sustainability isn’t better renewable energy or a miracle technology. The best strategy for sustainability is to simply curb consumption. The challenge lies in…

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New Solar Breakthrough Has Wall Street Excited

This is one in a series of Green Tech updates to keep you informed of the many new innovations being produced by the cleantech sector every day. After all, technology and sustainability…

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Chilly? Put Some Clothing On. . . Your Home – Building Clothing

Investing in insulation and other energy conservation methods could save homeowners money and make this winter a little more toasty. When it is cold out, you put on a jacket. The jacket…

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Energy Democracy

The development of smart grids, distributed solar energy, time-of-day pricing, and functional electric vehicles offer a vision of a less centralized energy system tied to the one-fuel…

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Urgent Lessons From Hurricane Sandy

Hurricane Sandy is but the tip of a rapidly melting iceberg. As climate change continues to wreak havoc on the nation, from record-breaking heat waves and droughts in the American…

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More Than Just Global Warming: Harsh Realities

Everything we are as a society, from the health of the economy to the car-based suburban lifestyles we lead (and even the food we eat), is predicated on the availability of affordable…

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