Todd Woody

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Install a Greywater System to Lower Utility Bills and Save Water

Install a Greywater System to Lower Utility Bills and Save Water

Greywater is household water collected from sinks, washing machines, and showers that can be reused for landscape irrigation. Here’s what to consider before converting your plumbing.

March 17, 2022

March 17, 2022

Install a Greywater System to Lower Utility Bills and Save Water

Greywater is household water collected from sinks, washing machines, and showers that can be reused for landscape irrigation. Here’s what to consider before converting your plumbing.

Install a Greywater System to Lower Utility Bills and Save Water

February 25, 2022

February 25, 2022

How to Build Super Energy-Efficient Houses

Passive homes adhere to a set of design principles that can slash energy consumption by 75%

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December 13, 2021

December 13, 2021

Climate-Proofing Your Home: Upgrades to Weather a Drought

Maximizing efficiency and minimizing waste are essential to improving your home’s resilience. Here are ways that help decrease your water consumption.

Climate-Proofing Your Home: Upgrades to Weather a Drought

December 6, 2021

December 6, 2021

Meet the New Climate Refugee in Town: Coyotes

As droughts and fires worsen, wild animals are migrating into cities. In Berkeley, California, some residents have had enough.

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October 22, 2021

October 22, 2021

One of California’s Wealthiest Counties Could Run Out of Water Next Summer

To increase supply during the severe drought, Marin County is considering buying water from agricultural areas and piping it across the San Francisco Bay.

California Struggles To Conserve Water Amid Drought

June 24, 2021

June 24, 2021

A Mining Startup’s Rush for Underwater Metals Comes With Deep Risks

DeepGreen built a nearly $3 billion valuation on the dream of gently excavating the ocean floor. Now environmentalists want to block its plans to go public.

A Mining Startup’s Rush for Underwater Metals Comes With Deep Risks

May 3, 2021

May 3, 2021

Scientists Are Breeding Sea Stars in a Lab to Rehabilitate Warming Oceans

Climate change helped to kill most of the world’s sunflower sea stars. Resurrecting them could revive carbon dioxide-sequestering kelp forests.

Scientists Are Breeding Sea Stars in a Lab to Rehabilitate Warming Oceans

February 26, 2021

February 26, 2021

How to Run a Virtual Power Plant From Your Luxury Apartment

Some new complexes include high-tech energy amenities, including lithium batteries the size of a fridge that can store solar electricity and supply it to the grid when needed.

How to Run a Virtual Power Plant From Your Luxury Apartment

February 11, 2021

February 11, 2021

How Your Water Heater Can Be a Secret Weapon in the Climate Change Fight

California wants to replace millions of gas water heaters with high-tech electric ones to serve as “thermal batteries” for storing solar and wind energy.

How Your Water Heater Can Be a Secret Weapon in the Climate Change Fight

January 11, 2021

January 11, 2021

Climate-Proofing Your Home: Improving Your Backup Power Supply

Blizzards, hurricanes, and wildfire risks can all be reasons you might lose power. Here are some alternatives to buying a highly polluting generator.

Climate-Proofing Your Home: Improving Your Backup Power Supply

January 5, 2021

January 5, 2021

Climate-Proofing Your Home: How to Electrify

Replacing your gas furnace, water heater, stove, and clothes dryer promises to lock in long-term environmental and economic benefits—but beware of surprise costs.

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November 24, 2020

November 24, 2020

Replace a Fossil Fuel Furnace to Lower Emissions—and Your Bills

What you need to know about buying a heat pump.

Replace a Fossil Fuel Furnace to Lower Emissions—and Your Bills

October 15, 2020

October 15, 2020

Climate-Proofing Your Home: Upgrades to Protect Against Wildfires

Pruning vegetation, installing a fire-safe roof and replacing window frames can help to protect your house from a blaze.

Climate-Proofing Your Home: Upgrades to Protect Against Wildfires

October 1, 2020

October 1, 2020

Using Drones to Rescue Wildlife From Climate Disasters

Douglas Thron travels to fire-ravaged forests and towns struck by hurricanes to save animals among the rubble.

Using Drones to Rescue Wildlife From Climate Disasters

July 9, 2020

July 9, 2020

Policy and Investment Failures Doomed the Biofuel Revolution

To reignite the industry, biofuels need the type of government incentives that allowed solar and wind companies to flourish, analysts say.

Policy and Investment Failures Doomed the Biofuel Revolution