Can you buy oil that’s good for the environment? Probably not, but you can at least buy oil that’s less bad, and Equitable Origin wants their sticker to help you make that choice.READ»
If you thought that only people in rural Pennsylvania were blessed with water that they can light on fire, think again. Fracking happens everywhere, you just don't know about it.READ»
Think your electricity bill is high? It's not. Neither is your heating bill or the price you pay at the pump. In the grand scheme of things, in fact, you're getting a great deal.READ»
Charles Monnet is responsible for you being concerned about polar bears drowning in ice-less Arctic waters. But did his support for wildlife get him suspended from his government post?READ»
Studies have shown that almost nothing damages your happiness more than a long commute. It's been estimated that to keep your happiness constant after adding an hour to your daily commute, you'd have to make 40% more money. In that ...READ»
Most of the energy in that expensive gas you put in your car is wasted as heat, but new shocks could take some of that wasted energy and put it back into the car, giving you way more bang for the burn.READ»
Clean power from the Earth used to use a lot of water. But a new discovery means that water can be replaced with CO2, which gets left in the ground and doesn't alter the climate.READ»
A new study finds the states whose residents pay the most of their income for gas. It's the same states where they're not embracing electric cars.READ»
A little more than a year ago, the Deepwater Horizon exploded, spilling 205 million gallons of oil into the Gulf of Mexico. That much oil is hard to wrap your head around. It's obviously enough to power your car for an astronomical ...READ»
Europe committed today to a trillion-Euro transcontinental energy grid to reduce dependence on Mideast oil, strengthen energy supply resilience, and share energy more efficiently. But with a significant nuclear supply in the mix, it's not particularly green.READ»
The country was already developing its hydropower resources when it stumbled upon enough gas to supply the country for the next 50 years. Now the energy dynamics of the region are entirely altered.READ»
Zipcar is going public. The car-sharing firm led by Scott Griffith that lets you "borrow" one of its 6,500 vehicles for as little as an hour at a time, has filed a registration statement with the SEC for an IPO. Last month, the firm ...READ»
Perhaps that famous photo illustration should read, "Everything's bigger--and better!--in Texas." Lone Star cities, led by Austin (#1) and Ft. Hood (#2), lassoed nine of the top 16 spots on this year's Milken Institute/Greenstreet ...READ»
Hot on the heels of news that natural gas reserves have risen to 1.2 trillion barrels of oil equivalent--a 60 year supply--Qatar Airlines announced that it has completed the first passenger flight powered completely by natural gas. ...READ»
What do you think of when you hear the phrase "solar power"? Chances are, you don't picture a Chevron oil field. Yet that's exactly where BrightSource Energy wants to put a 29-megawatt solar thermal plant by the end of 2010. As oil ...READ»
It's no secret that oil and gas companies don't like the Waxman-Markey climate change bill. After all, Exxon and its ilk stand to lose a lot of cash if they have to buy emission permits for all the greenhouse gases they let loose. But ...READ»
The Natural Resources Defense Council released a list today of the most oil dependent states, and there are few surprises. None of the states at the top of the list are known for their alternative energy efforts, and almost all of ...READ»
As we attempt to wean ourselves off petroleum-based car fuels, let's not forget that cars themselves are also filled with the slippery stuff. Yokohama is doing its part to ease the transition from petroleum-based materials with the ...READ»
A Chinese company is trying to buy the Hummer brand from GM and the state-owned oil company is building massive storage tanks to stockpile gasoline and diesel fuel. It may make one chuckle - - they’ll need more gas to serve all those gas-guzzlers - - but there’s a more important message to take away from this news.READ»
