Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. You're considering geothermal energy for your home? So lucky. Geothermal heating and cooling is a great way to lean into ...

GEO HOOD: Large, planned developments, like the 600-acre Norton Commons (pictured), can sustain the upfront costs of geothermal through economies of scale. “The large-scale guys have it figured out; ...

Homeowner interest in geothermal heat pumps (GHPs) has surged in recent years due to increasing energy costs as well as generous tax credits offered by the federal government. This increased interest ...

Learn what to expect when installing a geothermal furnace system by following a couple’s experience installing geothermal energy for the home. This is part two in a three-article series on geothermal ...

The EF-5 tornado that ravaged the small community of Parkersburg, IA, in late May 2008, was the most devastating twister to strike the Hawkeye state in more than 30 years, unleashing a 43-mile path of ...

With all respect to Carole King and James Taylor, maybe their song lyrics should have been “I feel the Earth heat under my feet.” It rhymes nicely, plus there is an enormous source of energy right ...

Installation of the stacked slinky system will soon begin. St. Michael’s, a small church in rural Akron, New York, serves a congregation of 140 members and is home to a preschool that meets at the ...

Illustration by Sarah Cheney. Imagine a home in which the temperature is always comfortable, yet the heating and cooling system is out of sight. That system performs efficiently but doesn’t require ...

Partners who began their careers as farmers now are looking to the earth for clean energy and business success. Darren Winczura and Brian Vitek are partners in Alf's Geo and Drilling, a company that ...