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Necessity Moves Armenians to Run Cars on Natural Gas
The ex-Soviet state Armenia is blazing a trail in the global quest to move to cleaner fuels... (Upwards of 20%) of vehicles in...
Cuba’s Agricultural Revolution an Example to the World
An organic, green revolution, largely unnoticed, is well under way in Cuba — unprecedented both within the developed and undeveloped world — establishing a self-sustaining system...
MIT Students Invent Cars That Keep Going . . . and Going
50 college students from 21 Universities around the world have converged on MIT for an 8-week Vehicle Design Summit. The goal? To invent...
Grease Is the Word: Fill It Up With Fry Oil
Some diesel cars, like the Volkswagen Jetta, are speeding happily along the highway fueled only by vegetable oil from restaurants that was previously used...
Toyota’s Vision Includes Hybrid That Runs on Batteries
The president of Toyota North America, Jim Press, announced his company's plans to develop a hybrid vehicle that will run on batteries charged by...
New Power Plants To Run On Chicken Droppings
Power plants that burn chicken droppings and turkey leftovers are sure to be welcome in areas like Maryland's Eastern Shore and North Carolina where...
Honda to Build Zero Waste Plant in Indiana
Honda just announced the construction of a $550 million automobile plant in Decatur County, Indiana, to build fuel-efficient vehicles and employ 2,000 Hoosiers. ...
China’s Drive to Cleaner, Smaller Cars
China's growing middle class now demands cleaner air... while Beijing's bureaucrats are working furiously to balance growth with pollution.
In March, China cracked down on...
Russia Forgives Debt of Developing Nations
(June 9) Russia said Friday it plans to write off about $700 million in debt owed by the poorest countries - a move...
Hope I Die Before I Get Old: Study Finds Older People Happier Than Anticipated
Back when he was 20 years old in 1965, rock star Pete Townshend wrote the line “I hope I die before I get old”...
Water-Powered Car Featured on Local TV News
This guy seems to be onto something positive for the hybrid automobile folks.
Fox TV News channel 26 (need Windows Media Player to watch report)
The...
EPA Mandates Cleaner Diesel, Cleaner Truck Engines
New rules issued on Thursday by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency requires oil refineries to begin making ultra-low-sulfur diesel (ULSD), "a fuel with 97...
New Technology Turns Garbage Into Gold
(Reprint of a GNN story from 2003; in preparation for a followup article soon)
IMAGINE. . . Imagine a machine that can turn almost...
Iowa Company Making Gasoline Obsolete
A former director of engineering at Ford Motor Company says there is no need to wait for clean power. His Hydrogen Engine Center ...
195 Miles Per Gallon, Zero to 60 in Four Seconds… The Electric Supercar is Here
When you think of an electric car, you may imagine a vehicle that provides no power, no safety, no range, and taking forever to...
Transforming a Barren Savannah to a Tropical Rainforest: The Remarkable story of Las Graviotas
EARTH DAY SPECIAL — Imagine miles and miles of desolate savannah in South America, without a tree or bird in sight, a veritable no-man's land....
Dupont Invests Millions in Factories that use Corn Waste instead of Oil
Big companies like DuPont are putting serious money into developing "bio fuel" -- motor fuel that is processed from the waste of corn stalks....
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Adds Biodiesel Cars to Fleet
Enterprise Rent-A-Car has added five biodiesel vehicles to its Portland fleet, testing customer demand for environmentally friendly rentals. The Jeep Liberties come filled with...
Oil Prices Spark Alternative Energy Renaissance
Going Green, a special report by CNBC features corporations that are finding new ways to save money with alternative energy. Three separate stories indicate...
A Better Way to Recycle Plastic
Perhaps we can take a lesson from the innovative entrepreneurs of India when it comes to recycling plastics.
"Alka loves plastics for an exciting reason;...