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Reviving American Chestnut Trees Can Slow Climate Change
Introduction of a new hybrid of the American chestnut tree would not only bring back the all-but-extinct species, but also put a dent...
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...
Clean Energy Economy Yields Significant Job Growth at all Skill Levels
The number of jobs in America’s emerging clean energy economy grew nearly two and a half times faster than overall jobs between 1998 and...
Dow Turns Positive for 2009
Dow industrials are in positive territory for 2009 for the first time since January, ending Friday above its 2008 close of 8,776.39. ...
Virgin Galactic Spaceships Look to Be Powered by Algae
Proof of Sir Richard Branson's dedication to low carbon emissions will be displayed next year when Virgin Galactic's two spacecrafts, Mothership Eve and SpaceShipTwo,...
Montreal Inaugurates Largest Bike-Sharing Program in North America
Montreal inaugurated North America's first large-scale bicycle-sharing system this week. 30 times larger than the program in Washington, DC., tourists, shoppers and commuters can...
Sweden Helps South Korea Convert Food Waste into Biogas
The South Korean city of Ulsan has allowed water generated from processing food waste to run off into the ocean, which can generate methane...
Obama Unveils ‘Historic’ Car Efficiency Standards
President Obama yesterday announced what amounts to a historic shift in climate change policy, a new rule that strengthens fuel economy and greenhouse gas...
Could Algae be Oil’s Next Competitor? (Video)
Scientists in Southern California are trying to design the next oil, and it may be floating in most oceans and ponds. Researchers...
Special Report: The Best News for Planet Earth in Decades
I asked one question to leading environmentalists who are usually keen to point out what is wrong with the environment: What is...
Once Catfish Farmers Now Algae Pioneers
Turning pond scum into biofuels is fast becoming a new revenue stream for weary catfish farmers whose catch has dried up. PetroSun BioFuels...
Hydrogen in Every Home: Japanese Slash Energy Use and CO2 Emissions
Trials by companies including Panasonic and Toyota are underway at 3,000 homes throughout Japan, to bring mini hydrogen power plants into backyards that...
Can BioChar Save the Planet? (w/ Video)
A Georgia University researcher is perfecting "biochar," a charcoal made from things we normally throw away. The raw material can be any...
Despite Job Lag Experts Upbeat on Economy
Fresh signs that factories are coming back to life and a bank CEO's encouraging outlook fueled more hopes Thursday that the economy may...
Disney Company to Cut Carbon Emissions, Encourage Green Living
The Walt Disney Company has released a set of strategic environmental goals to reduce emissions, waste, electricity and fuel use, along with its impact...
Ford To Build Cleaner Engine At Ohio Plant
An auto plant in suburban Cleveland, closed since 2007, was chosen to make Ford's new EcoBoost engines that will be standard on the Ford...
Human Sewage to Power Buses in Norway
Biomethane from human waste will soon power public transportation in Norway's capital city. Starting in September 2009, the methane gas normally contributing to Global...
Green Energy Stimulus Worldwide Tops $200 Billion
Governments around the world have committed more than $200 billion toward technologies to cut dependence on fossil fuels, which should help keep green development...
National Guard Goes Green to Conserve Energy, Cut Costs
Green energy and conservation has become a top priority for the National Guard. Efforts nationally since 2001 to conserve energy and fuel include...
Iceland Nears Energy Independence With Hydrogen Power
It looks much like any other filling station: Shell-branded gasoline pumps along the shoulder of a busy highway. But this is no ordinary Shell...