Leading corporate U.S. companies released the Climate Declaration, a public statement, which urges policy makers in the country to take immediate actions against climate change. GM, Nike, Intel, Starbucks, Unilever, eBay, Swiss Re, and The Weather Channel among others,...
The United States Geological Survey (USGS) released a report, indicating that onshore carbon storage resources across the country are sufficient to trap 500 times the country's total carbon emissions reported in 2011.
This is the first ever carbon sequestration assessment...
Recently, there has been a lot of flak in the air over supposed fuel economy discrepancies. “Your Mileage May Vary” isn't enough for people anymore, but where does the fault lie?
Consumer Reports, and other people and agencies, believe the...
Scientists at Stanford University have succeeded in building light-absorbers that are thousands of times thinner than a sheet of paper. The nanosize structures are capable of absorbing close to 100 % of visible light emanating from specific wavelengths.
Researchers believe...
Charging an electric vehicle , or plug-in hybrid electric vehicle , is typically associated with being tied to a charging station in your garage, at your business, or on the road somewhere.
You have to plan trips carefully so that...
Tesla Motors has been success after success, and this young company has started to attract the attention of long-established automakers, like General Motors, who have been around for over one hundred years.
Despite this long history in the United States,...
Researchers from Switzerland, the US and Israel discovered a new way to efficiently split the water molecule into hydrogen and oxygen using sunlight and small particles of rust. The study published in the latest issue of Nature Materials brings new...
A new and improved Qbotix solar tracking system is smaller, simpler, much more efficient and much more reliable. The new robot, designed to adjust the position of solar panels in order for them to collect as much sun energy...
An incredible sweat-extraction machine, which takes the moisture from sweat-laden clothes and turns it into fresh drinking water, is built in Sweden and used to promote a campaign by Unicef.
The invention filters out the bacteria, salt and fibres from...
Between the Fukushima nuclear disaster and the exploding growth of the renewable energy sector, nuclear power seems to be on the sharp decline, ending what some have called the nuclear renaissance. In sharp contrast, solar and wind power are...
