Despite promises of environmental benefits and lower costs to consumers, smart meters are running into stiff resistance in some areas where you'd least expect it. Among the concerns: More electromagnetic radiation and loss of privacy.
Nokia is jumping on the environmentally friendly bandwagon with its new bicycle charger. The device will do precisely what you'd expect: allow cyclists to power up their cell phones as they ride.
By many measures, Webcor Builers is the greenest general contractor of any significant size on the planet, and a key player in the green building technology ecosystem. In an interview, Phil Williams, Webcor's vice president of sustainability and systems engineering, talks about what makes buildings green and where the biggest improvements can be made -- in both existing and new buildings -- as the field develops.
