Bioremediation is a great idea and this is a fun application of it. I do have a couple of concerns, however. One, what would happen if the contaminants are heavy metals? The heavy metals would not be cleaned up, in fact, they would be concentrated by the plant materials. Most organics this should work with [...]

I think this Smart Grid concept is a great idea. The problems in the past has been not enough information. It seems like Enernoc is now trying to get enough information to make it work. Two big questions in my mind, though. One, can you get enough consumers to agree to be “limited” as when [...]

This is technically a very good idea. Makes a lot of sense. The questions that are going to be asked is cost benefit analysis. If I have an extra $5,000/yr to be green, am I better off buying a Prius or building a green house? What is the payback time? If you have the money, [...]

Given sea level rise, this is something that we all need to think about. My question is, are underground tunnels the best way to do this? It seems like this idea will help prevent disease as well.

I really like the passion in this video. I think that it is always easier to “build green” than it is to have to retrofit. The community is definitely taking on a big project but it is worthwhile. The addition I would like to see added to this idea is what are they proposing? I [...]