September 3, 2010

My father always said a well is just a hole in the ground, but the founders of O2Geothermal will tell you that a hole in the ground is an efficient ecological source for heating and cooling your home. Of course, Jim Oakley and David Ohnesorge aren’t calling their method of cutting your energy bill in

When Nick Peckham talks about his plan to generate power from the world’s rivers, he sounds more like a philosopher and anthropologist than the owner of an architectural firm.
Peckham, originally trained at the US Merchant Marine Academy and a licensed engineer, is in the early phases of developing a hydroelectric device he patented and named RioGen, essentially a floating paddle wheel meant to harness the steady power of a river to generate electricity.

Vaughn Prost’s newest company, Missouri Solar Applications LLC, got its start through a conversation with an old college friend who headed Dow Chemical’s research on solar electric shingles

It turns out that I’m going to be saving a whole lot of energy and money. I didn’t plan it; all I wanted was clean windows.

Building owners, architects and contractors have collaborated on a variety of construction and renovation projects in the city that earned the US Green Building Council’s highest ratings.

Arianna Parsons wants to help consumers do more to help the environment than turn off unnecessary lights. She wants to help shoppers put their money where their beliefs are and get businesses to go green. Parsons plans to launch mygreencities.com, a website with a searchable geographic database, in a month and add a similar iPhone

Tax credits have been in the news a lot lately. First, the state of Missouri offered IBM $28 million or so in tax credits. Next, the state legislature, in a special session, approved a bill providing tax credits to induce Ford Motor Co. to continue operating its Claycomo plant. Proponents of tax credits make two