Tesla Motors Could Open Production Line in China
Tesla Motors, like any business, needs markets in which to sell its product, but if those markets are too far away, it could generate...
New Catalytic Converter Increases Fuel Efficiency and Drops Tailpipe Pollution
One of the most important components in a vehicle for controlling exhaust emission is the catalytic converter. Even though this is common knowledge, there...
Climate Change Will Drive Up Food Prices
The agricultural industry is notoriously slow to react to changing conditions, which leads some researchers to believe that climate change will inevitably lead to...
Is Pope Francis an Environmentalist?
Pope Francis gave us all a big clue when he chose to name himself after Francis of Assisi, the patron saint of animals and...
Climate Change Last Chance to See… Pastoruri Glacier
Seasonal things come and go, so winter's ski weather gives way to summer's beach weather. We store our seasonal stuff because we know that...
ECOPROT Project: New Eco-Friendly Coatings for the Aeronautics Industry
A new endeavor, the ECOPROT project has the goal of industrializing an innovative procedure for producing corrosion-protecting environmentally friendly coatings for aluminum and magnesium...
Germany Penalizes Clean Energy Producers for Using Their Own Energy
In their attempt to reduce the increasing electricity bills, German government is taking drastic and slightly controversial measures. Merkel and team plan to introduce...
Virginia Could Overturn Road-Use Tax for Hybrid Vehicles
A number of States are struggling to come up with solutions to fund highway infrastructure maintenance and improvements, but not all of them are...
Oil Spills by Rail Spiked Last Year, Gross Understatement
Perhaps the last time anyone heard of an oil spill, it was related to the DeepWater Horizon oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico,...
Tougher IIHS Crash Testing Pushing Small Cars Off the Road
With the IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) quantifying the relative safety of vehicles in various types of accidents, it seems that small cars...
