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Stimulus Money Helps Revive Summer Youth Jobs Programs
School’s out and young job seekers across the country have less than a 30 percent chance of finding work. For disadvantaged youth and high...
US, China Launch Clean Vehicle, Building Project
China and the United States, the world's two largest emitters of greenhouse gases blamed for global warming, launched a joint research effort today to...
Move Over, Prius: Meet the Raptor
A software engineer hopes to change the electric car industry with a souped-up coupe he built himself. The sleek all-electric sports car called...
Michigan Town may be First in Midwest to Build Electric Car Charging Stations
In Michigan, Grand Blanc Township may follow in the footsteps of West coast communities in installing charging stations for electric cars for about...
Passenger on Faulty Jet Steps Forward to Fix the Problem
After airline passengers were told an engineer was needed to fix a technical glitch on their flight, thus causing an 8-hour delay, one of...
Clean Energy Economy Yields Significant Job Growth at all Skill Levels
The number of jobs in America’s emerging clean energy economy grew nearly two and a half times faster than overall jobs between 1998 and...
Largest Solar Array in Southeast Powers Up in Sunshine State
The Sunshine State has begun to turn some of those Florida rays into energy with the unveiling yesterday of the largest rooftop solar installation...
53 Wind Projects Awarded $8.5M, Includes Environmental Impact Research
U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Steven Chu last week announced a list of 53 wind energy projects that will receive up to $8.5...
Wal-Mart to Double Amount of Solar Energy Use
Wal-Mart offered sunny news yesterday for the California renewable energy market. The store chain announced for Earth Day that it will...
Environmental Protection Agency Halts Mountaintop Removal Permits
The US Environmental Protection Agency this week called for a halt to select mountaintop removal permits, in order to address their impact on...
New Canal Takes Freight off Roads
UK Engineers working on a new development in Salford Quays have been using the Manchester Ship Canal to transport freight. The old canal helps...
Two Million Job Openings and Other Good Economic News
More than 2 million jobs openings now exist across a range of industries, in the US. There is other good economic news, too...
MIT Students Create Bicycle-Powered Washing Machine (w/ Video)
Thanks to some MIT students, many people living without electricity in developing countries may benefit from a new human-powered washing machine that could save...
Bamboo Bikes, Ghana’s Green Transport (w/ Video)
A new kind of bicycle, lightweight and sturdy, made from the abundant bamboo in the forests of Ghana is making life easier for farmers...
Free Book Offered From DailyOM Founder
Every once in a while we meet someone who inspires us to new possibilities for ourselves simply by the way they approach their own...
Spider Silk and Gore-tex Re-fashioning Medicine
At Tufts University, Massachusetts scientists are pioneering a method of manipulating spider silk to genetically engineer new bone tissue, thus allowing them -- in...
Breakthrough Fuel Cells Powered by Hydrogen from Sewage
Researchers at Oregon State University have discovered an efficient way to produce hydrogen power using biowaste like municipal sewage. The innovative process uses 75%...
The Revolution of Paperless Newspaper (w/ Video)
Make way for a new electronic newspaper, explains British engineer Dean Baker. There's no paper - though it's as light as a magazine....
Hunt for Renewable Energy Leads Researchers to Some Unlikely Sources
Scouring the Earth for new sources of clean, renewable energy, scientists and engineers are exploring some unusual nooks and crannies. Kites, waves, tides, ocean...
‘Major Discovery’ from MIT Could Unleash Solar Revolution
In a revolutionary leap that could transform solar power into a mainstream energy source, MIT researchers have overcome a major barrier: how to store...