Bits and pieces of sustainable cell phone manufacturing are slowly coming together. First came the solar-powered phones, and now Sprint and Samsung are unveiling a biodegradable handset that is 80% recyclable and comes with a 40% ...READ»
Pilgrims visiting the shrine of 19th century saint Sai Baba in Shridi, India have a new reason to stick around: The world's largest solar cooker. The $280,000 system, partially paid for by the Indian government, generates 3,500 kg of ...READ»
What would happen if we actually followed through on Waxman-Markey's emission cut requirements as they stand today? The Electric Power Research Institute, a non-profit consortium of electricity-generating companies, takes a look in a new report.
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New Jersey wins the award for solar power superstar of the week. Hot on the heels of an announcement from Petra Solar and Public Service Gas and Electric (PSE&G)of a plan to install over 200,000 PV panels on NJ utility poles, ...READ»
Wondering if that beer on your counter was made with renewable energy? The Environmental Protection Agency might be able to tell you. That's because the agency just released its list of the top 20 organizations running on "green ...READ»
Joule grows engineered microbes using sunlight and CO2 in a "SolarConverter" system full of brackish water to produce what it calls "SolarFuel." The process is apparently so effective that it can produce ethanol and other hydrocarbon fuels for under $50 a barrel at a rate of 20,000 gallons of fuel per acre per year.READ»
Bill Reinert hates the plug-in electric car. He hates ethanol too. And what Bill Reinert hates matters to every car-buying American: he's Toyota's national sales manager and in-house energy sage, and he knows his stuff. But is he too ...READ»
