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Hi-Tech Peugeot a Cross Between Scooter and Car
Peugeot last week unveiled in London its radical rethink on electric urban cars, the BB1, during a 5-stop world tour, saying the car's...
Good news: Cities See Burglaries Fall
Crime rates for homicide, robbery and rape have been dropping for several years, according to FBI statistics, but now, despite the recession, in...
Israeli Activists Bring Green Power to West Bank Village
Residents of a West Bank village with no electricity have been ushered out of the darkness by an unlikely aid group: Israelis installed solar...
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...
Alternative Energy Companies Want to Buy Closed Ford Plant
AP reports: "Two alternative energy companies planning to buy a closed Ford Motor Company factory near Detroit want to convert it into the...
Good News on Home Prices
Home prices in major U.S. cities rose for the second straight month in June in the latest sign the housing market may be steadying...
New Sun-powered Stadium Opens This Week for World Games
When the 8th World Games open in Taiwan on Thursday, the event will inaugurate a new solar-powered stadium designed not only to...
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...
Record Month for Renewable Energy in the U.S.
The latest Electric Power Monthly Report released by the Energy Information Administration (EIA) shows net U.S. electrical generation from renewable sources (biomass, geothermal,...
World’s First Zero-Emissions Hydrogen Power Plant Coming to New Mexico
Energy technology company Jetstream Wind recently announced plans that it will develop the world's first sustainable zero-emissions power plant. The plant will use power...
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...
National Parks Getting Green Makeovers (Video)
With solar panels, energy efficiency improvements and electric vehicles, US national parks are trying to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions by 'greening'...
Sears Tower Goes Green with $350 Million Renovation
Plans announced Wednesday unveiled a new green renovation plan for the tallest building in the Western Hemisphere, The Sears Tower. The project will result...
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...
Researchers Get Drinking Water From Air Humidity
Scientists in Stuttgart have found a way of obtaining drinking water from air humidity. The system is based on solar collectors, making it...
World’s Most Energy Efficient Skyscraper Under Construction
One of the world's tallest buildings under construction in China -- the Pearl River Tower -- is being billed as the most energy...
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...
Former Gang Members Turn Lives Around Working Green Jobs
Former gang members have united to turn their lives and their communities around through programs offered by Homeboy Industries, a nonprofit based in Los...
NASA Coaxes Biofuel From Bags of Sewage
There are lots of creative ways to produce biofuel from algae, but NASA's takes the cake. The space agency is growing biofuel in plastic...