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Plankton Power To Build Algae Biofuel Facility on Cape Cod
To help meet the federal mandate of quadrupling biofuel use by 2020, a public-private consortium announced plans to construct a new facility on Cape...
Virgin Galactic Spaceships Look to Be Powered by Algae
Proof of Sir Richard Branson's dedication to low carbon emissions will be displayed next year when Virgin Galactic's two spacecrafts, Mothership Eve and SpaceShipTwo,...
Could Algae be Oil’s Next Competitor? (Video)
Scientists in Southern California are trying to design the next oil, and it may be floating in most oceans and ponds. Researchers...
Once Catfish Farmers Now Algae Pioneers
Turning pond scum into biofuels is fast becoming a new revenue stream for weary catfish farmers whose catch has dried up. PetroSun BioFuels...
Venice Seaport Eyes Algae to Fuel Energy Needs
Venice's seaport plans to become self-sufficient in its energy needs by building a power plant fueled by algae, in what would be the...
Greener, Cleaner Crude Oil From Algae
A New Zealand company says it has produced the first samples of green crude oil at a commercially competitive price, made from wild algae...
Making Renewable Gasoline – From Algae
"A San Diego start-up says it is using algae to make oil that can be refined into gasoline and other fuels that are both...
Algae-to-Biodiesel Fuel Tackles Two Problems (Video)
Algae has been the least-publicized source for biodiesel fuel, yet it may hold the greatest potential for simultaneously tackling the two problems of our...
After Scenic Waterway Declines, Government Sides with Activists to Intervene on the Wye River’s Behalf
The fourth-longest river in the UK is declining due to farming pollution, but the government has appointed several former and current MPs to organize...
‘The Largest Environmental Restoration in History’ Continues to Restart the Heart of the Everglades
24 years ago, a fledging Good News Network reported on a vote in Congress to restore the Florida Everglades.
Rep. Clay Shaw, (R - FL)...
Amateur Paleontologists Discover Site of Epic Importance–400 Fossils from 470M Years Ago Amid Global Warming
Two amateur paleontologists have discovered a site of 'worldwide importance' in France containing nearly 400 fossils that date back 470 million years.
The exceptionally well-preserved...
Deaf Children Are First Humans to Have Hearing Pathway Restored in Dramatic Demonstration of New Gene Therapy
In China, a true medical breakthrough has been achieved in a human trial that had as many as 10 children born deaf have their...
Volunteers ‘De-seaweeding’ Results in Dramatic 600% Improvement of Coral Regrowth
Any good gardener knows what a good de-weeding can do for a vegetable garden. As it turns out, it's much the same for coral...
4 Decades of Data Suggests Pacific Coral Reefs Can Acclimate to Warming Oceans and Resist Future Bleaching
Data collected over the last 40 years at a remote coral reef within the territorial waters of Palau has shown that corals are more...
‘A Blessing’ For Wounded Soldiers Who Help Scientists Save Coral Reefs
Wounded US Army veterans are being enlisted to restore coral reefs of the Florida Keys, giving them a new mission and purpose.
Feeling like they...
The Magic of Moss: The Tiny Plant Absorbs 6x More CO2 Than Other Plants, Says New Study
Spongy, uniquely green, and allegedly good with directions, Earth's ubiquitous mosses are more important to ecosystems than they appear.
Found in at least 12,000 species...
Scientists Are Recycling Wastewater to Reclaim Valuable Phosphorous to Put Back in Soil
Scientists have taken pollutant phosphorus from wastewater and infused it into a soil superfood called biochar to really "close the loop" on several widespread...
Long Before Trees Overtook the Land, Our Planet Was Covered by Giant Mushrooms
Cast a net back 450 million years ago to the Ordovician Era, and you wouldn't capture anything more than the ancestors of millipedes and...
Compostable Plastic Wrap Made from Seaweed Can Withstand Heat–and Biodegrade in Weeks
An invasive seaweed species from the Caribbean has been turned into a compostable plastic wrap that has the potential for mass production.
Furthermore, it may...
Your Inspiring Weekly Horoscope From Rob Brezsny: A ‘Free Will Astrology’
Our partner Rob Brezsny provides his weekly wisdom to enlighten our thinking and motivate our mood. Rob’s Free Will Astrology, is a syndicated weekly...