Dear EarthTalk: What is “microfinance” and how does it help poor countries and preserve the environment? – Eliza Clark, Seattle, WA
The brainchild of Grameen Foundation founder Muhammad Yunus, microfinance is a form of banking whereby financial institutions offer small loans to the poor. The idea behind the concept, which originated [...]

Using the wind to produce electricity has, for many decades, been little more than a footnote to energy production in the U.S. But, says the January/February 2009 issue of E – The Environmental Magazine (now posted at: www.emagazine.com), that’s all beginning to change.
In 2007, 35% of all the new electricity generation installed in the U.S. [...]

With 12 sockets, including eight that rotate to get out of the way, the T12 is great. It just should cost a lot less.

In the realm of all things pretty good comes the Duracell Powersource Mobile 100 power inverter and battery backup system.
Maybe more than pretty good, the Powersource crosses over to “good” now that the price has come down from a whopping $139.99 to just over $50.
The Powersource Mobile 100 gives you a three-prong plug and [...]

Kreative Power, a newcomer to the technology market, has launched a funny-looking new surge protector in the shape of a pyramid.
The “Powramid” is a six-outlet cone of a power strip that’s actually pretty smart. It lets you plug large power adapters into each socket and is extremely compact.
Kreative says several models of the product are [...]