The much-heralded ''Cash for Clunkers'' or CARS program might be out of money just a week after its launch, but a similar program targeting old refrigerators is steadily growing. According to Sam Sirkin, program development manager for refrigerator and freezer recylcer Jaco Environmental, the number of utilities his company works with has ...

The federal government’s popular (albeit controversial) “Cash for Clunkers” program may be on the verge of collapse amid rumors that the money has run out already. The program has only been up and running for a week. It was initially conceived as a way to help the auto industry get through its current economic struggles. The program was met ...

For those that have been following our coverage on the Cash for Clunkers program, also known as the Car Allowance Rebate System (CARS) - there was a recent update to the list of cars that are eligible for the rebate. As a result the mileage rates for approximately 100 older vehicles have changed, rendering many as ineligible. The changes were a ...

Green star and all around Hollywood good guy Matt Damon is known for his charitable ways. As one of the founders of Not On Our Watch (along with pals George Clooney and Brad Pitt), Matt and co. put their star power behind humanitarian assistance  for the vulnerable, marginalized and displaced. He's also a board member of Tonic (formerly ...

Exxon Mobil, it seems, has come a long way from the days when its CEO dismissively referred to alternative fuel sources, particularly ethanol, as ''moonshine.''The company is set to pump some $600 million into a biofuel initiative in cooperation with Synthetic Genomics, a leading biotechnology company founded by J. Craig Ventner, one of the ...

The sad onslaught of recent Hollywood funerals for Michael Jackson, Farrah Fawcett, Ed McMahon and Billy Mays has made it hard not to think about end of life plans and the high environmental and monetary costs of conventional funerals. With average funeral costs hitting upwards of $8,000, regular folks are faced with lots of costly and ...

A new Rhode Island Hospital study has found a link between nitrates in our food and our environment and deaths from diseases like Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s disease and diabetes. Published in the journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, the study led by Dr. Suzanne de la Monte of RI Hospital shows trends towards increased mortality rates as a result of ...

It was a tough fight, full of compromises and concessions, but on June 26, the U.S. climate change bill, properly known as HR 2454 or the Waxman-Markey bill, passed the House of Representatives in a 219-212 vote. The bill is a far cry from its original form (too far according to many environmentalists), but nevertheless, it marks a historic ...

The term “greenwashing” is defined as companies intentionally misrepresenting their products as environmentally friendly when, in fact, they aren’t. They do it to cash in on the growing consumer concern with environmental matters. There are many ways companies can greenwash their products: they can sell energy efficient products that are ...

San Francisco area residents are no stranger to earthquakes. Built near fault lines, the city is susceptible to the earth's natural shifts. A new energy project, however, has sparked worry that the city and surrounding area may soon fall prey to a manmade earthquake, caused by geothermal drilling. Geothermal energy harvests the heat in the ...