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3 Teams Win Automotive X Prize With Cars That Achieve 100mpg
Teams from Virginia, North Carolina and Switzerland have won the first Automotive X Prize, the $10 million competition to push the fuel-efficiency boundary with...
U.S. Government Leads the Way Cutting Greenhouse Gases
Leading by example, the US federal government, under orders from Barack Obama to slash greenhouse gas emissions by 28 percent over the next ten...
Scientists Discover Way to Power Devices With Soda Pop and Vegetable Oil
Researchers looking for new, cheap energy sources have found one answer in the junk food aisle at the grocery store. Sugary drinks as well...
200,000 U.S. Homes Weatherized to Save Energy and Money
Every year, hundreds of millions of dollars in energy seep through poorly insulated walls, doors and windows in American homes. So in 2009, as...
Recovery of Persian Gulf From Oil Spill Should Encourage US
It was the worst oil spill ever. And it happened in the Persian Gulf, fewer than 20 years ago. What clues does the 1991...
Germany’s Auto Industry Again Thriving
Germany's car industry, the backbone of Europe's largest economy, is booming again. Fueled by the huge appetite for German luxury cars in China...
One Woman’s Guide to Eco-Friendly Home Rennovation
My husband and I began renovating our old home in a green and economical manner to test the proposition that "green" and "affordable" were...
Hero Couple Extinguish Remote Forest Fire While on Holiday
With forests at high risk for fire in northern Ontario last week, a couple who were out for a scenic flight in their small...
Jack Johnson Launches Concert Tour Powered by Biodiesel
Performing artist Jack Johnson began a 35-city tour in Connecticut, during which biodiesel will be used to power all tour buses and generators...
Pentagon Withdraws Opposition to Wind Projects After Radar Work-Around
In what is surely the most promising news of the decade for the nation’s burgeoning wind energy industry, the Pentagon has withdrawn its objection...
Greener Amtrak Trains Run on Beef Fat in Texas
Amtrak is testing the viability of alternative fuel passenger trains by launching a biofuel pilot program using rendered beef fat. The beef...
U.S. Carbon Emissions Dropped 7 Percent in 2009
According to a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration, carbon emissions were slashed by a record 7% in 2009--a drop of...
Russian PM Putin Orders Arctic Cleanup
Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin has ordered that a million abandoned barrels of Soviet-era fuel be removed from the Arctic because they are...
Scientists Tap An Electrical Current Stemming from Plants
In an electrifying first, new research could lead to production of electricity that doesn't release carbon into the atmosphere. Stanford scientists have plugged into...
40 Victories Since the First Earth Day: 40th Anniversary Timeline
Since the first Earth Day 40 years ago, America has become a cleaner, safer, more beautiful place with less pollution, more pristine rivers, fewer...
Major Airlines Pledge Not To Charge For Carry-Ons
Five major carriers on Sunday agreed not to follow the lead of a small Florida airline that plans to charge for carry-on bags. ...
Canadian Cement Plant Becomes First to Capture CO2 in Algae
The process of manufacturing cement is both energy intensive and dirty. Globally, it emits roughly five percent of greenhouse gas emissions annually. But a...
Solar Aircraft Takes Flight; Next Step, Around the World Voyage
A solar-powered airplane designed to fly day and night without fuel or emissions successfully made its first test flight above the Swiss countryside on...
GM Partners with U.S. to Develop Jatropha Weed for Biodiesel
General Motors (GM) yesterday announced a five-year partnership with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) to help develop the potential of the jatropha plant...
Oregon Truck Driver Named Highway Hero of the Year
An Oregon truck driver who helped save the lives of three people involved in a fiery traffic accident, including a driver who was trapped...