The User's Guide to Energy Explains Energy Production and Consumption

T he User's Guide to Energy is a series of six animated videos produced by The Atlantic . The videos cover the basics of getting energy...

Turn Your Students into Solar Storm Watchers

Solar Storm Watch is a website on which anyone can become a solar storm watcher. The site uses imagery from STEREO Spacecraft to present u...

Wind and Solar Power Estimation Tools

My post earlier today about using Google Earth to estimate potential solar energy in California reminded me of a similar resource that I ...

Estimating Solar Power Using Google Earth

Whenever I introduce Google Earth to teachers, I like to point out that it can be used for far more than just Social Studies lessons. A new ...

A Home for the Future - Interactive Display

A Home for the Future is a neat interactive display from The New York Times about a solar-powered home. Click on the photo and sound icons...