WASHINGTON/DETROIT (Reuters) – For some U.S. Rust Belt cities, the future will be smaller and greener. As communities from Buffalo to Milwaukee struggle with shuttered factories and vacant neighborhoods, some have turned abandoned properties into parks, gardens and other open … Continued
TOKYO (Reuters) – Rechargeable batteries could become the core technology for the auto industry if pure electric cars enter the mainstream — a prospect that has carmakers racing to team up with battery makers. Auto executives say that with fewer … Continued
SAN FRANCISCO — When California’s budget impasse is settled, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger will have to deal with the state’s other big crisis: fresh water. Gov. Schwarzenegger and other top lawmakers have already drafted plans to attack a severe water shortage … Continued
Brown grass, swimming pools and water-crazy kids add cents and dollars to your utility bill every summer. In fact, residents can see their water bills increase as much as 35 percent during the summer, says Dan Clayton, director of public … Continued
(Reuters) – Exxon Mobil Corp is expected to announce on Tuesday a $600 million investment to produce liquid transportation fuels from algae, the New York Times said. The oil major’s biofuel effort involves a partnership with Synthetic Genomics, a biotechnology … Continued
Bundanoon ban deals blow to beverage industry as New South Wales government bans bottled water in state departments Residents of a rural Australian town have voted to ban the sale of bottled water. They are possibly the first community in … Continued
A New Push For Cellphone Recycling When consumers upgrade to the latest model of cellphone, they rarely recycle their old handsets. If they did, we could reduce hazardous waste in landfills and save enough manufacturing energy to power more than … Continued
PHOENIX (Reuters) – Having driven the equivalent of six smoke-belching laps of the planet, Tony Metzler figured his aging Chevrolet Blazer SUV would not make a good trade for a new car. Until now that is. With a $1 billion … Continued
Consumers know less about the water they pay dearly for in bottles than what they can drink almost for free from the tap because the two are regulated differently, congressional investigators and nonprofit researchers say in new reports. Both the … Continued
