Lets Go Green Tips

STAUNTON — About 70 people attended Staunton Green 2020’s public forum at Mary Baldwin College Tuesday to discuss the merits and challenges of harvesting native warm season grasses, especially switchgrass, in the Valley and marketing it to be burned as an alternative fuel source.

When the city of Naperville says the word “green,” it’s meant literally. Two inspectors in a green van pulled up to Naperville resident Hank Verbooman’s drive one day in December, unloaded their gadgets, and got to work investigating Verbooman’s house. They tested for air leaks, searched for energy-burning incandescent light bulbs, and most importantly to Verbooman, verified that his furnace was …

CLEAN energy firm ITM Power has signed a deal to provide hydrogen energy systems for a mobile floating office which it hopes will showcase its innovative technology. (09/03/2010 19:00:18)

China and the U.S. are fighting to lead the world in green energy technology, but China is way ahead. Celia Hatton reports on what the U.S. needs to do to keep up.

Barbara Finamore, from the National Resources Defense Council says renewable energy is essential in the 21st century.