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195 Miles Per Gallon, Zero to 60 in Four Seconds… The Electric Supercar is Here
When you think of an electric car, you may imagine a vehicle that provides no power, no safety, no range, and taking forever to...
Transforming a Barren Savannah to a Tropical Rainforest: The Remarkable story of Las Graviotas
EARTH DAY SPECIAL — Imagine miles and miles of desolate savannah in South America, without a tree or bird in sight, a veritable no-man's land....
Dupont Invests Millions in Factories that use Corn Waste instead of Oil
Big companies like DuPont are putting serious money into developing "bio fuel" -- motor fuel that is processed from the waste of corn stalks....
Enterprise Rent-A-Car Adds Biodiesel Cars to Fleet
Enterprise Rent-A-Car has added five biodiesel vehicles to its Portland fleet, testing customer demand for environmentally friendly rentals. The Jeep Liberties come filled with...
Oil Prices Spark Alternative Energy Renaissance
Going Green, a special report by CNBC features corporations that are finding new ways to save money with alternative energy. Three separate stories indicate...
A Better Way to Recycle Plastic
Perhaps we can take a lesson from the innovative entrepreneurs of India when it comes to recycling plastics.
"Alka loves plastics for an exciting reason;...
GE Is Going Green
The CEO of America's biggest corporation did something astonishing this week: He staked his company's future on its ability, in his words, "to define...
Positive Earth Facts from 2003
Non-Toxic Products
Chemical Specialties Inc. is successfully launching its arsenic-free wood preservative into the commercial marketplace. A mixture of copper and quat -- a commonly...
Chicken Manure, Fats, New Source of Energy
Chicken Fat Heats Buildings - Alternative to Imported Oil University of Georgia scientists say chicken fat, restaurant grease, and other ‘bio-fuels’ are a good...
Healing the Globe: 11 Bright Spots
A quick rundown of 11 bright spots that are healing the globe, from Cairo to California, from Bolivia to British Columbia, From Moroco to...
Natural Gas Buses Replace Diesel Fleet at Tourist Destination
Hearst Castle became the first California state park to operate with 100% natural-gas-powered buses. 16 new clean-fuel buses were unveiled June 23 that will...
Defective Tires Recycled
The 6.5 million tires recalled by Bridgestone/ Firestone from Ford Explorers in August, 2000 are being put to good use by Waste Management, Inc.
The...
Europe’s Last Dictator Toppled
For the first time in history the Serbian people have a president chosen by themselves in free elections. Vojislav Kostunica, 56, defeated Slobodan Milosevic...
29 Year-Old Single-Handedly Raises Relief Supplies for Hurricane Victims
Esther Stevens’ dining table in Colorado Springs, CO, has become a makeshift operations center for getting aid to the victims of Hurricane Mitch.
“I’ve never...
Captain’s Crew Saved Thanks to Miracle Ten Dollar Bill
By the time 22 Pakistani sailors had made it to safe harbor off the tip of Texas on the eve of Thanksgiving in 1998,...
Chrysler To Turn Recycled Plastic Into Recyclable Car
Chrysler's quest to manufacture its first recyclable car is nearing completion. Experiments have produced an environmentally friendly machine which is low-cost, lightweight, and durable....