FORT McMURRAY, Alberta – A new supply of precious oil has begun flowing into the gas tanks of Americans, tapped from a source so vast it could one day furnish close to half of U.S. oil needs for 50 years … Continued
Not sure of what to wrap your gifts in this year in order to make it a more eco-friendly holiday? Well GAIAM Life has got you covered. They put together a top ten list of green gift wrap ideas. Take … Continued
1. Change How You Light Things Up Believe it or not those little light bulbs that you are using consume a lot of energy, so why not replace them light bulbs that consume a lot less energy? Replacing regular light … Continued
Intel CEO Andy Grove has joined other Silicon Valley elites who are advocating for an industry shift into energy technology. In an interview with The Wall Street Journal published Friday, Grove said he is urging Intel to invest in battery … Continued
President-elect Barack Obama’s reported choices for the top energy and environment officials set the stage for a dramatic change in policy on energy and climate change. Citing Democratic sources, news outlets on Wednesday reported that Nobel Prize-winning physicist Steven Chu … Continued
A downward trend tied to warming seas has not reversed and the world has now lost nearly one-fifth of its coral reefs, according to a global survey released Wednesday. Much of the rest could be destroyed within 40 years by … Continued
Dean Kamen is best known as the inventor of the Segway scooter and medical devices including a portable insulin pump, a stair-climbing wheelchair, and a robotic prosthetic arm. Like any good inventor or mad genius, Kamen can be called eccentric. … Continued
President-elect Barack Obama on Saturday said that building energy efficiency is central to his administration’s economic recovery plan and outlined the conditions he intends to impose on ailing U.S. automakers. In his weekly radio address, which is broadcast on YouTube, … Continued
Virgin America announced Thursday it will offer customers the option to pay a voluntary fee when booking their ticket, which will go toward supporting carbon offset projects. The U.S. domestic airline based in California, of which Richard Branson’s Virgin Group … Continued
Vehicle, developed by scientists at Swiss universities, known as ‘solar taxi’ POZNAN, Poland – The first solar-powered car to travel around the world ended its journey at the U.N. climate talks Thursday, arriving with the message that clean technologies are … Continued
