According to a 2007 MIT study, one of the most prevalent myths is that climate change is reversible.
The MIT study Understanding Public Complacency About Climate Change: Adults’ mental models of climate change violate conservation of matter detailed the public...
According to a study completed by Hong Kong University, this city of some seven million inhabitants could have the worst light pollution in the world.
When we think of pollution, we may think of landfill runoff or oil spills. These...
In 2010, the Pedestrian Safety Enhancement Act required that hybrids and electric vehicles generate a certain amount of sound, an alert sound, to make them more noticeable to pedestrians.
Since hybrid and electric vehicles make almost zero noise when...
The Tesla Model S is one of the most advanced vehicles on the road today, thanks to its completely in-house battery and electric motor technology, but isn't a product solely of Tesla Motors.
Tesla Motors may be accused of reinventing...
Mention Detroit Electric and prepare to dust off your memories because, like Rip Van Winkle of old, it just woke up after better than seventy years.
Between 1907 and 1939, Detroit Electric built over 10,000 electric vehicles, and then took...
The latest innovation in silicon-based lithium-ion battery technology is much more resilient and can boosts energy density.
Silicon-nano beads, designed by researchers at the University of Maryland NanoCenter, are found to store nearly 10-times more energy than conventional lithium-ion batteries...
According to a report published by the European Environmental Agency (EEA) earlier this week, eight European Union countries have gone under the air pollution standards in 2011.
Four countries: Denmark, Malta , the Netherlands and Sweden, managed to reduce their pollution...
In order to determine patterns in the natural change of water quality and nutrient concentrations in streams and rivers in forested areas, a recent study has established that undisturbed water basins should be studied with long term data.
Alba Argerich,...
US greenhouse gas emissions and petroleum consumption for cars and small trucks may be reduced by 80% by the year 2050.
A National Research Council report determined that the US can achieve this goal with continued pursuit of biofuels and...
Siemens Energy has launched two key wind turbine Research and Development test centres in Denmark; one in Brande and the other in Aalborg.
The Brande test center would evaluate the main parts of their wind turbines such as main bearings,...
