Energy Usage

What’s your city’s Clean Energy ranking?

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Electricity, Emissions, Energy Usage November 5, 2019November 5, 2019ACEEE, American Council for an Energy Efficient Economy, Carbon Neutral, Clean Energy Scorecard, GHG emissions, Share bikes

Most of us like to get a good report card. Many of us have a competitive streak. And lots of us are looking for ways to be more energy efficient in an effort to live our most

Sustainability on a Shoestring: Part 2

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Energy Usage, Sustainability September 13, 2019September 24, 2019Beeswax wraps, Clean Fifteen, Dirty Dozen, energy efficiency, glass containers, mason jars, plant based wraps, saving energy, saving money, seasonal produce, silicone sealable bags, silisone food covers, vote

As promised, here’s the second piece to get you moving along the path of sustainable living, while minding what you spend. I hope you got some useful tips from earlier in the week on personal care and

What does your 2040 look like?

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Carbon Sequestration, Energy Usage, Oceans August 9, 2019August 9, 20192040, Climate Change, climate foundation, damon gameau, documentary, doughnut economics, marine permaculture, pasture cropping, regenerative agriculture, solshare, that sugar film, the regeneration

So a few days ago I was privileged enough to go the cinema. My two little ones were at home with their dada, and I felt a lovely sense of independence and quiet as I showed my

Amazon offers everything. Except their emissions data.

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Current Events, Emissions, Energy Usage July 12, 2019July 18, 2019Amazon, AWS, data centers, Jeff Bezos, online shopping, tech giant

If I said to you ‘online shopping’ I’m willing to wager a healthy sum that you’d immediately think ‘Amazon’. Although they weren’t the first online marketplace, 25 years after launch they’re surely the largest and most diversified.

The cost of your coiffure

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Energy Usage, Personal Care July 2, 2019July 18, 2019conditioner, dry shampoo, hair salon, hair stylist, hairdressing, shampoo, sustainable hair stylist

We all know that beauty comes at a price. But what we now have to realize is that it’s becoming more expensive for the planet than for our wallets. It’s no secret that the beauty industry can

Who’s winning the renewables race?

Chrystal Energy Consumption, Energy Usage, Renewable Energy May 28, 2019July 18, 2019Renewable Energy, renewable energy investment, renewable energy policy

Thankfully, combatting climate change is becoming a much louder conversation. Which means people are becoming more aware of the need to move away from fossil fuels and towards renewable energy sources. Bill Gates has even weighed in,

Source Series: Give me a Wave

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Electricity, Energy Consumption, Energy Footprint, Energy Usage, Global Warming, Renewable Energy, The Source Series, Water March 12, 2019July 18, 2019Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Climate Science, Electricity, Energy Consumption, Energy Footprint, Renewable Energy, Tidal Energy, Water

We talked briefly about the immense amazingness of the ocean in our article Source Series: The Tides of Change. So we don’t need to remind you all of the incredible ecosystem which surrounds us (let me

Source Series: The Tides of Change

Chrystal Electricity, Energy Consumption, Energy Footprint, Energy Usage, Renewable Energy, The Source Series, Water March 5, 2019July 18, 2019Electricity, Energy Consumption, Energy Footprint, Hydroelectricity, Renewable Energy, The Source Series, Water

The ocean is a wondrous and awe-inspiring ecosystem. It covers most of our planet (71% of it…and let’s not forget that number is increasing)! The average depth of the ocean is nearly 2.5 miles, but the lowest

Source Series: Wind Power. Are you a fan?

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Electricity, Energy Consumption, Energy Footprint, Energy Usage, Global Warming, Renewable Energy, The Source Series March 1, 2019July 18, 2019Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Climate Science, Electricity, Energy Consumption, Global Warming, Renewable Energy, Wind Energy, Wind Turbine, Windmill

Wind power is a renewable energy source which has been around forever (well, a very very long time). Wind powered machines have been grinding grains for more than 2 millennia. Windmills pumping water in the Netherlands prevented

Source Series: Dam it!

Chrystal Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Electricity, Energy Footprint, Energy Usage, Global Warming, Renewable Energy, The Source Series February 19, 2019July 18, 2019Carbon Footprint, Climate Change, Climate Science, Hydroelectricity

Water into wine. Impressive. Water into electricity…Planet Saving! Did you know that hydropower is actually the oldest form of renewable energy? We’ve been harnessing the power of water through water wheels and turbines for centuries. The Ancient