In a recent opinion piece by Lloyd Alter over at Treehugger, he points out some disturbing data regarding the employees themselves. Sure, the green buildings are fantastic, but parking spaces for better than 10,000 vehicles mean there is a...
Setbacks could probably be the best way to sum up the advance of the next generation biofuel production, but these things take time.
Ethanol is a major biofuel used here in the US, and is produced from corn. Of course,...
Here's more bad news for Fisker Automotive since Henrik Fisker resigned: Chinese Zhejiang Geely Holding Company has backed out of the bidding to acquire the flailing automomaker.
Typically, money for development comes from a few places, investors, loans, or profits...
The importance of cell phones in many rural areas in Africa is increasing with more and more people starting to rely heavily on them. However, a limited access to he power grid, makes it difficult to have the life-saving...
General Motors could make a difference by taking a cylinder out of the the 2015 Chevy Volt, as automakers race to increase fuel economy of their vehicle fleet.
There are a number of strategies to increase fuel economy, including aerodynamic...
The world's biggest concentrated solar power plant has gone online in the United Arab Emirates yesterday. 'Shams 1' was designed and developed by Shams Power Company, and is owned by the giants in the industry - Masdar, Abengoa Solar and Total.
Located...
Salt marshes that have been previously turned into farmland could be restored and their ability to absorb carbon from the atmosphere resumed.
This is the conclusion of a new study conducted by Annette Burden, a wetland biogeochemist based at the...
We were all surprised but happy to hear that President Obama was calling for stronger climate change legislation at the beginning of his second term, but its execution is going to be a little gentler.
Of course, in his first...
In October, the EPA and DOT released the US plan to reduce emissions and now Europe is considering its own fuel economy regulations.
There are a number of problems with business as usual in the automobile industry in the EU....
With all the hype on hydrogen fuel cell vehicles, European automaker Volkswagen is focusing on other, more profitable projects.
While hydrogen fuel cell technology has been around for decades, it has only just now started to become possible to put...
