New Discovery Shows That Spider Silk Conducts 800 Times More Heat
Are you afraid of spiders? Disgusted when running into spider webs? Well, you shouldn't – they actually have great applications, among the latest being...
Future Aircraft to Become More Fuel-Efficient Thanks to Regenerative Braking
If you fly pretty often, you're going to like this a lot. Again, if you're living near an airport, you're going to dig this...
Bacteria Living in Stratosphere Could Make for Better Microbial Fuel Cells
Newcastle University researchers have discovered that Bacillus stratosphericus, a bacterium that usually lives in the stratosphere (as its name suggests) could be used to generate...
16 Hydrogen Fuel Cell Vehicles Acquired by U.S. Military
There’s all this talk about hydrogen fuel cell cars, but maybe nobody thought it would go that far: now the US military has them!...
Cincinnati One Step Closer to Be Powered Entirely by Renewable Energy
We’ve gone over from baby steps – supplementing the electrical grid – to powering an entire 300,000 people with renewable energy. It’s not happening...
How EcoTricity's Sea Raiser Project Harvests Seawater Energy
Electricity obtained from sea water is one of the most reliable clean sources of energy and now it's set to become one of the...
Last Year's News: Music Concert in Bari Powered by Pedaling Spectators
There's news I know about, news I like and news that pass me by. I'm really ashamed I didn't see this when it came...
Ford Recycles PET Bottles to Make Electric Car Seats
Whoever thought recycling would go that far? The first all-electric Ford Focus will continue what has now become a tradition for the company: using...
Happy New Year ! Here are 2011’s Hottest Green News
Dear reader,
We, The Green Optimistic team, want to thank you for being loyal to us during 2011.
As a sign of our appreciation, I am...
Canada Planning to Increase Hydro Power to 88.5 GW
Canada is preparing to increase its hydro-electric resource usage to 88.5 GW. The country's hydropower industry plans to allocate up to $70 billion on...
