Surprise, Surprise, US Political System is Biased Against Green Laws!
Well, telling us something we should have learned in high school, a new study by researchers from the University of California shows why it is so difficult for the US to move forward on critical...
View ArticleSolar Power for Buses
A bus powered with solar energy. That gets my blood moving! SunPods Inc., a California-based manufacturer of modular, fully integrated and tested solar power generation systems, and Bauer Intelligent...
View ArticlePilot Project with Mini Wind Turbines as Chance for Energy Independence
The town of Kuchl, near Salzburg in Austria, strives for sustainability – not only with wood, but also with electricity. Around 500 visitors from Germany and Austria gathered to see the successful...
View ArticleUS Navy Trains Laser Weapon On Research Critics
For years now, the US Navy has been raising alarms over the impact of continued petroleum dependency on national security, and now it looks like the oil-soaked chickens have come home to roost....
View ArticleMIT Study: 200,000 Premature Deaths Caused by Emissions
After spending over 15 years surrounded by race cars, engine dynos, motorcycles, and loud, angry combustion-engines in general, it was easy to form a positive opinion on ethanol. Simply put, the...
View ArticleNavy’s New “All-Electric” Destroyer Is A Seagoing Microgrid
We were just taking note of the US Navy’s focus on stationary, portable, and even wearable microgrids when along comes a doozy of an example in the form of the USS Zumwalt DDG 1000. The newly launched...
View ArticleChina To Punish Automakers That Don’t Meet Fuel Economy Standards
China's central government says that it will begin publicly naming and punishing companies that don’t meet fuel economy and emissions standards China To Punish Automakers That Don’t Meet Fuel Economy...
View ArticleNumber of Environmental Courts Doubled Since 2005, Study Says
The number of courts that resolve environmental disputes has nearly doubled in the last five years as the complexity of environmental law and public awareness have increased, according to a new study....
View ArticleEurope Must Stand Strong on Industrial Emissions
The European Union has announced its plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions and “de-carbonize” the energy sector, reducing the air pollution that iscontributing to chronic respiratory disease in...
View ArticleHow to Prepare for New California Energy Law
The next wave of California legislation aimed at reducing the state’s energy consumption and meeting mandates for reduced greenhouse gas emissions is set to wash ashore in January 2011 when Assembly...
View ArticleSelf-Driving Vehicle Advocate Coalition To Begin Running Ad Campaign
A coalition of self-driving vehicle advocates known as "The Coalition for Future Mobility" will begin running an ad campaign meant to prod the US Congress into moving things along with regard to the...
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