U.N. Urges That Electronic Devices be Made of Recyclable Metals
Two United Nations reports urge companies to produce devices that are easy to break down and recycle once their lifetime is over.
The two studies...
California Ranked as Most Polluted State
The American Lung Association ranked Los Angeles as the U.S. city with the highest levels of ozone pollution, the worst smog and the heaviest...
China One Step Closer to Having the Biggest Ocean Thermal Energy Plant
The southern China sea is set to have the biggest Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion (OTEC) plant installed by a collaboration of Lockheed Martin and...
New LED Streetlight Reduces Light Pollution and Saves Energy
Light pollution is one of the biggest sources of pollution worldwide. Because some chemical processes that cleanse the atmosphere only occur in the dark, light...
Zeolite Found as Promising Methane-Capturing Material
When burned, methane emits only half the carbon dioxide coal does, but when released freely into the atmosphere, methane is 20 times more powerful...
WWII Bunker Turned into Green Power Generating Facility in Germany
An old World War II bunker used for sheltering 30,000 people in Hamburg is going to be transformed into an energy-generating facility that will...
Elon Musk One of Time Magazine Top 100 Most Influential People
Mention Elon Musk, and you probably have no trouble at all recalling what he's best known for, but is it Tesla Motors or SolarCity?
The...
Earth Day 2013 – New York City Starts Nissan Leaf Taxi Fleet Pilot Program
There is nothing in New York City more quintessential than the yellow NYC taxi fleet. This year on Earth Day, April 22nd, the Nissan...
SAE 2013 – Fiat/Chrysler CEO Says Back Off on Fuel Economy Legislation
We've talked a lot about fuel economy legislation in the past, but does it really work on the business side of things? Perhaps more...
Living Near Car Traffic Leads to Heart Disease, Study Finds
Fumes from gas-powered cars (diesels, mostly) can harm your health seriously if you live near high-trafficked roads. Fine particle matter (PM) emitted by ICE...
