Sustainable Living August 17, 2009March 15, 2017 EAT LESS MEAT “If you care about the planet, it’s actually better to eat a salad in a Hummer than a cheeseburger in a Prius.” – Bill Maher . . . here. A BATTERY CHEAP ENOUGH TO CHANGE THE GAME? Here is one more of a slew of encouraging high-tech reports: a battery the size of a refrigerator that could cost $2,000, last a decade, sit in millions of basements, recharging from solar panels on the roof, powerful enough to handle all your needs (with the power company there merely as a backup). Brighter days do lie ahead, disruptive as getting from here to there may be.