An analysis of the global carbon cycle and climate for a 70,000-year period in the most recent Ice Age shows a strong correlation between carbon dioxide levels and abrupt changes in climate.
The findings, published 11 September in the online edition of the journal Science, shed further light on the fluctuations in greenhouse gases and climate [...]
As the result of the disruption in the supply of fuel caused by Hurricanes Gustav and Ike, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is temporarily waiving certain gasoline requirements in the states of Ohio and Virginia.
The waivers were granted by EPA, in coordination with the Department of Energy, at the request of Ohio and [...]
There’s a difference between something being green, and a company putting a green spin on a product. A new startup called GoodGuide is to be a source for free, scientist-verified data about products we purchase so we can ID for ourselves if what we’re consuming is as green as the company says it is.
Drawing from [...]
The green movement just might be the solution our flagging economy needs. A new report by the Natural Resources Defense Council discusses how the US can create 2 million new jobs in 2 years by investing in clean tech.
The real clincher for greenies is that the report shows that green investing will create four [...]
We’re starting to see elements added to cars that help tell the driver when and how to save gas, rather than having the driver rely on gathering their own tips and implementing them. Nissan’s Eco Pedal is one such gadget. And now Mercedes-Benz has their own.
Their new C-Class will have a C 250 CDI BlueEFFICIENCY [...]
Yep, that’s a “duh” title. But worth mentioning since there’s some fun news coming from the Bay Area.
We talked awhile ago about San Jose’s drive to become the greenest city around. We’ve also covered some excellent green initiatives coming out of San Francisco. Well, there’s more to it than just introspection and self-improvement for these [...]
Staten Island is changing over 15% of its bus fleet to hybrid electrics. Within two years, they’ll add 159 Next Generation Orion VIIs to their stash, helping to cut down on pollution and fuel use and becoming the first municipality in the whole U S of A to get these green busses.
Busses get a [...]
EcoFactor: Such eco-friendly bikes help kids to gain knowledge of eco-living even as they whiz around on their two-wheelers.
The future promises to be green only if we shift our mode of transport from fuel guzzling cars to eco-vehicles like human powered bikes. Hence, we need to introduce our kids to the most eco-friendly mode of [...]
EcoFactor: Trash recycled to give birth to animated sculptures for an extraordinary show.
Time and again, Ecofriend has been bringing artistic sculptures crafted out of cast-off stuff to your notice. Be it art forms made out of used plastic, old newspaper or worn-out electronic parts, any form of eco-art never fails to find its place here. [...]
Eco Factor: A lightweight carbon-fiber composite aircraft that uses solar panels to give you a clean and noise-free trip to the clouds.
The Deus Ex Machina is a twin-boom, lightweight aircraft that aims at giving the adventurers that take to the sky a ride that is clean, green and without the deafening noise of lightweight planes [...]
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