The North American power grid is the culmination of all of the regional power networks transporting electricity from generating plants to end users. With increasing demands for transmission over longer distances since grid deregulation in 1992, the old infrastructure is failing. One solution to more frequent power outages and delays [...]

It’s not uncommon to find yourself with a drained mobile phone battery. And if your life and occupation rely on being connected through your phone, it can be more than an inconvenience when you’re away from a power outlet. Luckily, the continuous development of solar technology allows for products like [...]

You’d imagine that making goods and services more easily available and quicker to access would involve more people, effort and resources. Not necessarily. The world of the self-service kiosks has really come to the forefront with the technological advances of the last 5-10 years. We talk to Julian Rooney of [...]

Everybody wants to save the planet. You’ve been working hard to reduce your energy consumption. You’ve probably even switched all of your lamps over to LED light bulbs. But you can’t shake that nagging feeling that you could do more. What else can you do? Downsize Instead of a large house [...]

With the haze of a recycling phenomenon spreading through the western world; do we really know what happens to our washed out bottles and jars? How exactly are our old clothes used? What happens to those old mobile phones? Once the trash has passed from our hands we lose interest [...]

Living green isn’t as hard as it might seem. It comes in the little things; recycling your newspapers, taking reusable sacks to the grocery store or just making sure all the lights are turned off in your house before you leave. Making small changes to the way you live will [...]