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Brighter Days in India: College Girl’s Simple Idea Lights 5300 Homes
Talk about a bright idea.
When a 20-year-old college student went to visit her grandparents in India back in 2010, she noticed that many people...
Teen’s Device to Clear Plastic Garbage from Oceans is Almost Ready
Remember the teen who unveiled an ambitious plan to clean up the plastic floating in the world’s oceans? Well, his invention is set to...
Teens Raise $39K to Build ‘Impossible City’ to Help Homeless
They say it takes a village to raise a child, but in this case, twenty children are hoping to raise a village.
Students in Seattle, Washington, along...
Action On the Field Powers Lights at Brazilian Football Pitch
Teams chasing each other on a soccer field produces a lot of energy -- enough to power the flood lights illuminating the field.
Football legend Pele attended Wednesday's...
3 of Internet’s Biggest Companies are the Greenest: Apple, Google, Facebook
Apple, Google, and Facebook are the powerhouse internet companies all sourcing their energy with renewable power, according to the new Greenpeace annual report on...
Haiti Factory Cuts Malnutrition and Poverty at the Same Time
A crew of Haitian workers clad in white lab coats, rubber-soled boots, safety goggles, and hair nets pass through a corridor and into a...
Bill Gates Funds Futuristic Toilets: No Piped Water, Sewer or Electricity Needed
Poop in, clean water out.
Bill Gates has invested more than three million dollars on behalf of the 2.6 billion people around the world who...
Ford Cuts Global Waste by 100 Million Pounds and Counting
This week the Ford Motor Company announced impressive results in efforts to cut waste produced in its factories worldwide. Since 2007, the car company...
Emmy Awards Show Greener Than Ever
Hollywood's red carpet event Sunday was greener than ever, meeting Fox's goal for neutralizing the carbon footprint of the 63rd annual Primetime Emmy Awards....
Military Continues to Go Green in Win-Win for the US
The United State military, the nation's largest energy consumer, is embracing conservation and sustainability as a way not only to save energy but to...
Scientists Create First Practical Artificial Leaf, Producing Power Through Photosynthesis
Scientists announced they have achieved one of the "Holy Grails of science" by creating the world’s first practical photosynthesis device, an artificial leaf of...
Missouri Pork Processor Will Reuse All its Waste to Power the Plant
Meat eaters should search out Heritage Acres' all-natural pork products. Not only are their pasture-raised hogs hormone-free and fed only soy, corn and oats...
London to Cape Town Using the Power of the Sun
After 347 days, 27,000 miles, 16 countries, 14 punctures, and 4000 hours of sunshine-generated power, Gwyn Roberts arrived at his destination last month, completing...
China Plans Elevated Buses That Can DRIVE OVER Cars, Without Blocking Traffic
Instead of spending millions to widen roads or build subways, a Chinese company is developing a "three-dimensional fast coach", a raised bus that will...
5 Young Social Entrepreneurs Win Rolex Laureate Awards
Five visionaries between the ages of 18-30 from the U.S., Ethiopia, India, Nigeria, and the Philippines have been selected to receive the Rolex Award...
Top Ten Innovations You’ve Never Heard Of
Here are the Top Ten Innovations from 2009 that will lead us, with chin up, into the next decade. From new technologies that strip...
University of Denver Students Launch Free Bike Lending Library
A student-led bike library opened Sept. 24 at the University of Denver offering high-tech bikes on loan for free, and a glimpse of the...
6 Alternative-Fuel Vehicles Built By Teenagers
These teens are making vehicles that run on everything from solar to soy! - Luke Laborde turned a 32 mpg gas-burning...
Electric Cars Poised to Give Auto Industry a Jolt
In the next year or so, after only a century or so of trying, the electric car may break free of the lunatic fringe...
Supermarket Powers Store Checkouts With Modified Speed Bumps
A British supermarket chain, Sainsbury's, opened a new store yesterday where the checkouts will be people-powered. The store features a new kinetic energy generator...