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 approve carbon capture and storage projects at a summit next week. So it looks like the race for ...

Last week a group of private investors in Texas agreed to pay $32 billion for the state’s largest utility, back global warming legislation and build no more than three of eleven planned coal plants. Not only that, a promise to double investments in alternative energy was made to attending environmentalists, showing the two groups really can work ...

You know the story. You go to the local grocery store and head into the produce aisle to pick up a few things. An hour later you're still standing in front of the apple display trying to decide whether it's more important to buy organic food that has traveled a long way to reach the store, or local food that was produced conventionally, pesticides ...

If you find yourself leaning towards purchases you feel are greener than others, maybe because the company has announced sustainable initiatives, you’re not alone. In the UK it’s even more pronounced, with green business marketing growing dramatically and some saying it will become a mater of survival.The Financial Times reported a number of large ...

It seems the green community is somewhat split on whether to support Al Gore or denounce him in the face of a report saying his Nashville home consumes more energy in a month than most do in an entire year. In fact, it says his yearly power consumption is 20 times the national average. As far as I’m concerned there are more than just two sides to ...

A government-funded report out of the UK questions whether organic foods are actually less harmful than their intensively-farmed counterparts. While it does question whether “all organic” is better than “all conventional”, it’d be a bit misleading to say they’ve questioned the benefit of every organic product. Unfortunately that assumption could ...

A tipping point on global warming is said to be close at hand in the U.S. Politicians, leading businesses (including GE, of ecomagination fame) and economists have been joining up with environmental organizations to push for laws limiting greenhouse gases. So far the Bush administration has brushed off calls, while maintaining a commitment to deal ...

A series of concerts planned for July will be showcasing musical talent from around the world. The concerts called “Live Earth” are being organized by Al Gore and the Save Our Selves (S.O.S.) campaign for Climate Crisis. The concerts will take place on July 7, 2007. London, Sydney, Shanghai and Johannesburg and Rio de Janerio have been confirmed ...

Well it's been a week since the release of the UN’s IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change) report that states that ''warming of the climate system is unequivocal.” The cause of the warming is “a very high confidence that the globally averaged net effect of human activities since 1750 is one of warming.” The term “very high confidence” ...

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 energy. The contest is open to all US high school students. Young people are aware of the ...