Energy Consumption

All the colors of the Hydrogen rainbow…and what they mean

Chrystal Electricity, Emissions, Energy Consumption, Energy Footprint, Energy Usage, Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Technology December 21, 2021December 20, 2021black hydrogen, blue hydrogen, Climate Science, gray hydrogen, green hydrogen, hydrogen, hydrogen colors, pink hydrogen, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, yellow hydrogen

Hydrogen element symbol attached to icons to denote powering industry and transport

I’m sure you’ve heard ‘hydrogen energy’ being proffered as the best way for us to decarbonize our energy production and transportation systems, and hence save the planet. But there are various types of hydrogen energy. You’ve probably

Is Bioenergy Really Sustainable?

Chrystal Energy Consumption, Energy Usage, YouTube Channel December 10, 2021December 10, 2021bioenergy, biogas, Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Climate crisis, Climate Science, Global Warming, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, sustainable, sustainable lifestyle

We’re chatting bioenergy today. It’s got to be a good thing, right?

Turning Unrecyclable Plastic and Other Waste into Hydrogen is Doable

Len Rosen Carbon Neutral, Emissions, Energy Consumption, Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energy, Sustainability, Technology July 20, 2021July 20, 202121stcentech, Element Two, green hydrogen, hydrogen, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, LLNL, pyrolysis, Ways2H Inc

In a recent report from the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory (LLNL) looking at how the State of California can achieve carbon neutrality by 2045 through negative emissions, researchers have set a goal to remove 125 million tons

Welcome to the Concrete Jungle

Meghan Carbon Footprint, Emissions, Energy Consumption, Water June 29, 2021June 29, 2021Carbon Emissions, Carbon Footprint, cement, Climate Change, concrete, construction, Energy Consumption, Sustainability, sustainable development, water footprint

Did you know that concrete is the most commonly used building material on the planet?

Want to know how to succeed at New Year’s Resolutions?

Chrystal Current Events, Electricity, Energy Consumption, Environment, Fashion, Sustainability January 4, 2021January 5, 2021350.org, Alliance for Climte Education, banking, Carbon Footprint, climate community groups, Climate Health Now, Community Climate Collaborative, compost, doughnut economics, Earth Justice, energy supplier, Environmental Voter, Land Institute, New Year's Resolution, Our Climate Our Future, Rebranding, Renewable Energy, reusable, Reusable Coffee Cup, reusable tote, reusable water bottle, Sierra Club, Sunrise Movement, thrift shopping

Blanks notepad beside coffee and smartphone

Don’t make any. There…I said it. And it feels good to even say that out loud!! Let alone walk into 2021 without any resolutions on my brain. And you betcha…if you don’t make any, you won’t fail!

The problem with Greenwashing, and how to spot it

Chrystal Energy Consumption, Environment, Food, Forests, Pollution, Recent, Recycling, Shopping, Sustainability December 22, 2020December 22, 20201% for the Planet, B Corp, certifications, Certified B Corporation, Climate Town, Cradle to Cradle, Energy Star, EPEAT, Forest Stewardship Council, Global Organic Textile Standard, Green Good Housekeeping Seal, greenwashing, IKEA, LEED certification, Marine Stewardship Council, Rainforest Alliance, Seven sins of greenwashing, Sustainability certification, sustainable choices, sustainable living, USDA Organic, WaterSense

You’ve probably noticed the sudden abundance of products which are eco-friendly, environmentally friendly, green, biodegradable, sustainable, natural, sourced sustainably, recycled, recyclable, compostable, and so on and so forth. There’s an exhausting list of terms which could be

The Good and the Bad of Carbon

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Carbon Sequestration, Climate Change, Emissions, Fossil Fuels, Global Warming August 18, 2020August 18, 2020carbon cycle, carbon sinks, carbon store, fossil fuel energy, Greenhouse Effect, ocean acidification, the carbon cycle

Carbon is a necessary part of all life on Earth. Every living thing contains carbon, as it’s required to form molecules like proteins, as well as being present in the ocean, rocks and, of course, our air.

5 New Clean Tech Innovations

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Electricity, Emissions, Energy Consumption, Energy Footprint, Fossil Fuels, Nuclear Energy, Renewable Energy, Solar Energy, Sustainability August 11, 2020August 14, 2020brine lithium, carbon capture, electro-swing adsorption, Gen IV modular nuclear reactor, heliofuel, heliogen, lithium, nuclear energy, oklo, Opus12, verdox

Woman in lab with clean tech battery. Clean tech innovations

There is no doubt in my mind that the human species can figure out a way to slow, or perhaps even stop, the Earth’s rapid descent into an uninhabitable, hot mess of a wasteland. Humans were the

The Real Cost of Everything

Ben Carbon Footprint, Energy Consumption, Sustainability January 17, 2020January 18, 2020Carbon Footprint, carbon tax, commuting, Energy Consumption, energy efficiency, Energy Footprint, price Vs carbon footprint, public transportation, Sustainability, sustainable, sustainable lifestyle, sustainable living

The price of goods and services has been changing ever since the invention of money. When exactly that was is based on conjecture, as money was invented long before written text, but value of goods has always

Renewable Fossil Fuels

Meghan Emissions, Fossil Fuels, Renewable Energy, YouTube Channel January 9, 2020August 21, 2021airline fuel economy, aviation industry, carbon dioxide, Carbon Footprint, Carbon Neutral, combustion, emissions, ETH Zurich, green energy, hydrocarbon, infrastructure, kerosene, Renewable Fossil Fuels, solar energy, syngas

What if we could pull fuel right out of thin air? Imagine a world where we could take all of that excess carbon choking our atmosphere and convert it to fuel… a total game changer! Capturing existing emissions from fossil-fueled combustion and repurposing them for a secondary use would cut CO2 emissions by as much as 90%!