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U.S. CO2 Emissions Declined 1.3% in 2006
Preliminary estimates by the U.S. government show carbon dioxide emissions — the number one contributor to global warming — dropping 1.3 percent in 2006, mostly due...
Happiness on Your License Plate
Caroline Miller, besides being a coach and motivational speaker, is also known as “the license plate lady” to her children's friends who have become...
NYC’s Yellow Cabs to Go Hybrid Within 5 Years
Every yellow taxi cab in New York city will be a fuel-efficient hybrid by 2012, and in the meantime, better gas mileage will be...
DOE Offers $200 Million for Small-Scale Cellulosic Biorefineries
The U.S. Department of Energy announced on May 1st that it will provide up to $200 million over five years to support the development...
Brewing a Sustainable Energy Solution — With Beer!
A joint project between Australia's most famous lager brewer, Foster's, and the University of Queensland to turn beer wastewater into electricity has won $140,000...
EARTH DAY News From the States: IL, WA, and GA
For a happier Earth Day, read four stories from the states, where in Washington, Illinois and Georgia, beautiful areas of the United States are...
San Francisco’s Garbage Trucks Go Green
All of San Francisco's 400 garbage and recycling trucks now run on alternative fuel, cutting 21 percent of their greenhouse gas emissions with the...
$10 Million Prize Offered for Best 100-mpg Car
The X PRIZE Foundation, the organization that awarded the $10 million prize for a workable private spacecraft, is launching an Automotive X PRIZE for...
Costly Tax Mistakes and What You Can Do about Them
The time for filing your tax returns is just around the corner. Are you ready? Here is the third in a series...
Free Online University Lectures Offer Eclectic Mix
As we alerted you last year, major Ivy league universities have begun offering lectures — and whole courses — on the Internet for free....
Airline Attendants Use Overseas Flights to Aid Half Million Orphans
An American Airlines flight attendant wondered how she could help others less fortunate than herself. Then, she noticed all the empty seats and spare...
Minnesota Enacts Aggressive Renewable-Energy Plan
Minnesota's governor signed a new law on Thursday that requires utilities to produce a quarter of the state's electricity by 2025 using wind, sun...
Green Mutual Fund Names Top 10 Performing Stocks of 2006
Looking for a place to invest some money? Global mutual fund Portfolio 21 has named its Top 10 financial performers among environmentally responsible companies....
Investment in Clean Energy Surged 167% in 2006
"Venture capital and private investments in clean energy companies saw a huge leap in 2006, increasing by 167 percent from $2.7 billion to $7.1...
Company Uses Kite to Propel Cargo Ships
An oversize paraglider-shaped kite could help cut fuel costs for ocean-going vessels while reducing their emissions.
German company, SkySails, is now offering a wind propulsion...
10 Tons of Fishing Gear Cleaned From Channel Islands Waters
Lost and abandoned underwater fishing gear can be dangerous to wildlife as well as people. Derelict nets in particular can entrap fish, sharks...
Top Ten Stories of 2006: 9) Corporations Lead the Green Movement
Corporations are leading a Green Movement toward more recycling, environmentally friendly cars, and sustainable industry. Read 15 examples of socially responsible companies and the...
Top Ten Stories of 2006: 2) Generosity Surges
2) Billionaire Warren Buffett Leading New Wave of Generosity with Largest Donation Ever Warren Buffett, the world's second richest man donated $37...
Top Ten Stories of 2006: 1) Bold Steps Reduce Global Warming
With casualties in Iraq reaching record numbers, the war in Lebanon punctuating the continuing crises in the Middle East and the ongoing slaughter in...
Top Ten Good News of 2006!
With casualties in Iraq reaching record numbers, the war in Lebanon punctuating the continuing crises in the Middle East and the ongoing slaughter in...