Some home energy efficiency improvements even pay you back.

Boost Your Home Energy Efficiency – Now’s the Time

Home energy efficiency is a good thing to take a look at, no matter what season it is. In the summer, cooling can be quite...
Solar Roadways set to better than double their original Indiegogo crowdfunding campaign

Solar Roadways Blows Out Crowdfunding Goals

Solar Roadways certainly looks like a cool idea, with so many benefits, but getting such a venture off the ground, or on the ground,...
Velogical Engineering VELO Speeder, Lightest Electric Bike Conversion

Electric Bike Conversion Kit is Lightest Ever

When considering an electric bike conversion kit, there are a few paths you can take, both of which help solve the transportation problems city-dwellers...
Dr. Mark Quarto, PhD and GM veteran, discussing hybrid battery conditioning

How “The Hybrid Shop” Reduces Hybrid Battery Waste

When considering a hybrid vehicle, perhaps one of the first things you think about is fuel economy. Then there’s the hybrid battery, which will...
EADS Innovation Works E-Fan Electric Airplane Takes Flight

Electric Airplane Makes Maiden Flight

Nearly a year ago, the EADS E-Fan electric airplane was shown as a concept at the Paris Air Show, but it hadn’t officially taken...
White House Solar Panels FInally Operational

White House Has Solar Panels – Finally!

In 1979, President Jimmy Carter had solar panels installed on the roof of the White House. What better way to use all that acreage,...
Sustainable Design, Captured World's Tallest Vertical Garden

Indoor Vertical Garden, a Testament to Sustainable Design

Design firm “Green Over Grey” focuses on sustainable designs for the 21st Century and beyond, some facets of which are more or less visible...
Tesla Model S = Free Road Trips

One Man’s Tesla Model S and a Cooler of Food

Apparently, that’s all you need to get from Herkimer, New York, to Miami, Florida, and back. You’ll notice I didn’t mention gas money, which...
Electric Vehicles Have Enough Opponents, Lexus!

Lexus Hybrids Muddying Electric Vehicle Waters

Look anywhere, at politicians, journalists, ignorantes, even in some of the comments here on The Green Optimistic, and you’ll find electric vehicle opponents. One place...
Two Years of Trash that Couldn't "Reduced, Recycled, Reused, Refused, or Rejected"

“Zero Waste” Restaurant Goes Much Further than Recycle

We’ve heard the waste reduction mantra, “Reduce, Recycle, Reuse,” which has helped reduce the amount of waste heading to landfills, but what if we...