Paperless Classrooms? New York City Mayoral Candidate Says Yes

In New York City, Christine Quinn, a current city council speaker and the projected winner of the mayoral race against incumbent Michael Bloomberg, is...

College Divestment Movement is Gaining Momentum, Saying NO to Big Oil

The College Divestment Movement is gaining momentum and is sending a clear message to oil companies across the United States. The movement is present...
Hawaii - Best Place to Launch Cleantech Companies

Cleantech Launches Best in Hawaii

With the threat of climate change right on our doorstep, we have some hard decisions to make. If we're going to reduce our impact...

Nicaragua Targets 94% of Energy from Renewables by 2017

Compared to its neighboring countries, Nicaragua has rather limited energy reserves, resulting in most of the commercial electricity having to be generated through imported...

Food Wasting: Problems, Reasons and Solutions

A new report entitled ‘Global Food: Waste not, want not’, published this week showed that almost half of the food produced each ear gets...
Fuel Economy Since 2008

US Fuel Economy on the Rise, UMTRI Study Claims

Since the 1970's with the OPEC Oil Embargo and introduction of Corporate Average Fuel Economy regulations, the fuel economy of the US fleet...

Wind-Powered Bamboo Landmine Detonator Could Save Lives if Kickstarter Campaign is Successful

Each month, 42 people die because of landmines. These landmines are a major problem in 81 countries across the globe. It is common for...

Gas-Like e-Fuel from Audi Leaves no Carbon Footprint

With more and more people becoming environmentally-aware, a lot of people would be interested in carbon neutral fuel that would replace regular carbon-emitting natural...

Concord, Mass is U.S.’ First City to Start Banning Single-Use Plastic Water Bottles

With US cities continuing the fight to ban plastic bags, Concord has now become the very first one to actually succeed in banning single-use...
Pike Research - Green Technology

Research Shows Green Technology Favorable, Mostly

Some forms of green technology aren't garnering a lot of support among the general population, such as a report by the SPEA last week...