About Ariel Schwartz

Ariel Schwartz was formerly the editor of CleanTechnica and is a senior editor at Co.Exist. She has contributed to SF Weekly, Popular Science, Inhabitat, Greenbiz, NBC Bay Area, GOOD Magazine, and more. A graduate of Vassar College, she has previously worked in publishing, organic farming, documentary film, and newspaper journalism. Her interests include permaculture, hiking, skiing, music, relocalization, and cob (the building material). She currently resides in San Francisco, CA.

Author Archives: Ariel Schwartz

Solar Energy

Is Outside Lands the Future of the Sustainable Music Festival?

September 3rd, 2009 | by Ariel Schwartz

It’s not surprising that Outside Lands, a three-day music festival in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park, wants to bill itself [&hellip

Clean Transport

UrbanMole is a Sewer-Based FedEx

August 4th, 2009 | by Ariel Schwartz

Even with increased numbers of hybrid vehicles hitting the road, UPS and FedEx trucks guzzle lots of gas. What if [&hellip

Solar Energy

Army Going Solar With 500 MW of Solar Power in Mojave Desert

August 1st, 2009 | by Ariel Schwartz

The Army knows that extensive alternative energy installations are the best way to ensure continuous, reliable electricity production. That’s why [&hellip

Biofuels

Could "Fossil Free" Fossil Fuels Be in Our Future?

July 31st, 2009 | by Ariel Schwartz

[social_buttons] Our race to find alternative fuels is critical not only because gasoline-powered vehicles emit lots of CO2–it’s also important [&hellip

Biofuels

OriginOil Milking Algae for Oil

July 30th, 2009 | by Ariel Schwartz

Quick: what do cows and algae have in common? You can milk them both–sort of. L.A.-based OriginOil has developed a [&hellip

Geothermal Energy

Kenya Building Africa's Largest Wind Farm

July 29th, 2009 | by Ariel Schwartz

Solar power seems to be the most logical renewable choice in Africa, but that hasn’t stopped the African Development Bank [&hellip

Water

AirDye Removes Water from the Fabric Dyeing Process

July 28th, 2009 | by Ariel Schwartz

Even the most ardent environmentalists sometimes forget that color-infused fabrics are some of the biggest water users around, sucking up [&hellip

Air Quality

SCORE: A Cookstove That Generates Electricity

July 24th, 2009 | by Ariel Schwartz

Those of us who don’t live in developing countries might not always remember that the majority of the world still [&hellip

MIT Researchers Discover Why Concrete Breaks Down

June 17th, 2009 | by Ariel Schwartz

The old saying “step on a crack, break your mother’s back” may not apply to sidewalks for much longer now [&hellip

Clean Transport

San Francisco Installing Solar-Powered Bus Stations

June 2nd, 2009 | by Ariel Schwartz

San Francisco’s new solar-powered bus stops may not make the bus come any faster, but they will at least make [&hellip

Clean Power

Concentrated Solar Power Could Generate 25% of the World's Electricity by 2050

May 29th, 2009 | by Ariel Schwartz

A new study from Greenpeace, the European Solar Thermal Agency, and the International Energy Agency’s SolarPACES Group has shown that [&hellip

Biofuels

ECO Jetski: The World's First All-Electric Jetski

May 26th, 2009 | by Ariel Schwartz

Electric cars have been getting plenty of attention recently, but what about electric jetskis? The ECO Jetski–the first all-electric jetski–reaches [&hellip