With the tax deadline nearing - April 17 is just over a month away - you’ve still got time to reap savings from last year's home renovations. Aside from obvious credits for hybrid vehicles (which range from $250 to $3,400) home renovations can also net Read More...

In an effort to reduce energy consumption, Daylight Savings is being moved up three weeks to March 11. So for the next month it looks like we’re back in the dark, at least where morning routine and commute is concerned. Don’t get me wrong, I love the idea of having an extra hour of daylight in the evening, but I had just gotten used to the pleasure of waking up to sunshine. And by the sounds of all the projected trouble, from electronic malfunctions to whacked-out body clocks, it might not go very smoothly. Read More...

Another group is planning carbon capture projects, but this time it's not lead by celebrity-entrepreneur Richard Branson, who's offering $25 million for a workable technology through his Virgin Earth challenge . European Union leaders are expected to Read More...

After we posted about Oscar going green , more news came in about the efforts of the Academy to reduce waste and help the environment. Not only were there no extravagant gift bags for presenters at this year’s awards, a vote lead to some really eco-friendly Read More...

The American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE) has released a list of the 12 Greenest Vehicles of 2007 . And pushing the Prius aside is none other than a car powered by…natural gas? The Honda Civic GX runs on a compressed form of the fuel Read More...

The American Solar Energy Society has recently released a 200 page report explaining how concentrating solar power (CSP), photovoltaics (PV), wind power, biomass, biofuels, and geothermal power, along with increased energy efficiency, can significantly Read More...

If children are our future, then here is an opportunity for them to imagine and shape their own future; at least as relates to renewable energy. Imagining Tomorrow is a contest for students to submit their written and video ideas for the future of alterative Read More...