The Antarctic Climate and Ecosystem CRC in Tasmania, Australia has outfitted elephant seals with sensors and cameras to explore the depths of the ocean in the hopes of obtaining more information about climate change.
The seals were chosen because they...
Starbucks has pledged to use only sustainable RSPO certified palm oil in 100% of its products by 2015.
Last week, Green Century Management announced that Starbucks will purchase all of the company’s palm oil only through sustainable palm oil suppliers...
First Solar, an innovator in solar energy, has just set a new world record for solar cell conversion efficiency. The company set the record with its cadmium-telluride (CdTE) thin film solar cell. CdTE solar cells can be produced quicker...
The Dutch Caterham Cup is a Lotus 7 race league. These cars weigh in at just 1,212 pounds and are powered by 200hp engines. There should be a newcomer this year, one with a completely different powertrain, a hydrogen...
Great race circuits aren't just for entertainment, but are also another way for automakers to develop new technologies. Racing is very hard on a vehicle, and if there is one way to test a vehicle to its limits, it...
![Smart Wire Grid's Distributed Series Reactor [DSR] Module Simply Clamps on Existing Power Grid Wiring](https://i0.wp.com/www.greenoptimistic.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/SWG-Module.png?resize=574%2C134&ssl=1 "Smart Wire Grid’s Low-Cost Devices Deployed in Georgia")
The nation's power grid isn't something that is easily changed. Millions of miles of infrastructure can't just be swapped out overnight or even for the GDP of a small country. Increasing power supply and demand puts more stress on...
If there's one thing that mars a skyline worse than a building in front of your favorite mountaintop, it's probably a billboard.
Of course, a billboard is put there in your face for exactly that reason, so you take notice...
2012 was a big year for Tesla Motors, especially in preparing for full-production of the Model S, which achieved in January. Profits and losses show the significant capital that went into these preparations, but don't reflect the whole story.
According...
Tanks containing nuclear waste resulted from the production of U.S. nuclear bombs are now a potential hazard for the environment, despite the DoE saying they're secure.
177 ageing containers at the Hanford Site in Washington store two thirds of the...
Google has long been envied for its spectacular work environment, and if the company’s vision comes to fruition, major changes to its environmentally friendly “Googleplex” in Mountainview, California will take place and be ready by 2015.
Working with the Seattle-based...
