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When a Solar Plant Becomes a Sculpture Garden, Tulip Power Blooms
Who says a power plant can’t be pretty?
This 100-foot-tall structure in the shape of a tulip can deliver clean, sustainably-produced energy, even at night,...
Workers Salute a “Brother’s” Funeral With Epic Machine Display
It was a powerful send off for a man who kept the electrical power flowing and the lights on in Peterborough, Ontario.
“Big Ed” Spoelstra...
Huge Hole in Road is Left Unrepaired, So Neighbors Add a Fish Pond
When you hit a bump in the road, you can give up – or you can build a fishpond.
Fed up with waiting for city...
FCC Protects Open Internet, Adopts Net Neutrality
Ending lingering uncertainty about the future of the Internet, the U.S. Federal Communications Commission today passed historic rules to reclassify broadband Internet service as...
Iowa Bill Would Give Excess Solar Energy to the Poor
"When rooftop solar systems generate more power than can be used on site, the local utility typically ends up acquiring the excess – often...
After Inspiring Letter, Peyton Manning Has Team Searching 3 Months for Military Family
When Kristen Patterson sent quarterback Peyton Manning an inspiring letter about her husband, she never expected a response from the NFL superstar and so...
Finding “Lost Lots” to Make More Parks in LA
A 30-year-old is compiling a database for the Los Angeles Neighborhood Land Trust, mapping all the small lots and alleys in the city that...
New Product Should Be Climate Game-Changer
Get ready to hear one of the greatest advancements for reducing climate change -- one that can be measured not by the emissions removed from a certain number...
The Documents Everyone Should Have at Their Fingertips
There’s more to managing your money than the shoebox filled with crumpled receipts under your bed. Organizing paperwork and keeping track of financial and...
San Diego Airport Is First in World to Be Certified LEED Platinum
San Diego International Airport became the first in the world to be awarded LEED Platinum — the highest environmental certification possible — for its...
New Hyundai Car Runs on Free Fuel From LA’s Sewage
A new car from Hyundai runs on a fuel that has a truly endless supply: human waste. Hydrogen created from sewage at a waste...
Giant Ivanpah Solar Thermal Plant Opens in Mojave Desert
After years of regulatory and legal tangles ranging from relocating protected tortoises to assessing the impact on Mojave milkweed and other plants, the Ivanpah...
Renewable Village Offers Lifeline to Fukushima Farmers
It seems the most unlikely place to try to put a utopian blueprint into practice. Yet a patch of land in Fukushima, the Japanese...
Wind Energy Surges in Ohio Over Five Years
Wind power generation has exploded in Ohio with the capacity increasing from 7.4 megawatts in 2008 to 428 megawatts in 2012. With utility companies...
WATCH: Bystanders Cheer While Firemen Revive Man’s Life
It might have been an average occurrence for Engine 5 of the Rochester Fire Department but for the wildly cheering crowd.
Emergency personnel ran across...
Another Banner Year for California Rooftop Solar
In January 2007, California began an unprecedented $3.3 billion ratepayer funded effort to add 3,000 MW of new solar installations over the next decade....
Home Solar Leasing Pumped Nearly $1 Billion into California in 2012
The number of homeowners installing solar panels leased from third parties is skyrocketing in the US, particularly in states that initiate incentive programs, like...
80-year-old Volunteer Heads into Hurricane, Joins Rescue Teams From Across US
An 80-year-old Utah man arrived on the East Coast Monday to help feed evacuees from Hurricane Sandy. Vern Gillmore, who says his hobby is...
Women Secretly Deliver Cakes to Poor Families for Over 34 Years
For more than three decades, nine women have been secretly baking and delivering hundreds of pound cakes during the middle of the night to...
How Boulder Took Over Its Electric Company
The city of Boulder, Colorado has won the right to take its power supply—and carbon emissions—away from corporate control and redirect it toward the...