Charging Ahead with Electric Cars
The electric car’s day in the sun has finally arrived. All that’s needed now are willing buyers, available charging stations and a little financial boost…
Plugging In
The plug-in plans for EVs are not yet in place—despite the fact that the cars are right around the corner.
Semana del 26/9/10
Querido DiálogoEcológico: He oído informes opuestos con respecto a cuánto tiempo toma realmente una bolsa plástica de tienda de comestibles para descomponerse. ¿Puede aclarecer la cosa?
Querido DiálogoEcológico: ¿Qué tomaría producir neumáticos "verdes"? La industria de la llanta es inmensa y entiendo que las llantas contienen una cantidad grande de derivados del petróleo. ¿Hay alguna alternativa?
The Real Jersey Girl
Nearing the end of a too-hot summer, the question everyone between New York and Delaware Bay is asking is: What does it take to be a real Jersey Girl?
Simple Water Solutions
Water shortages across much of the developing world have serious implications for the future security of world nations. Author David Molden writes for the Science and Development Network that small-scale solutions are the key.
Telecommuting Worse for the Environment
In a surprise reversal of the notion that working from home or shopping online is an environmental alternative to driving, a new study finds that both activities increase one’s carbon emissions.
What are some good resources out there for learning about investments that help the environment?
What are some good resources out there for learning about investments that help the environment? Is it now feasible to provide all of a home’s energy needs—including air conditioning—with solar power alone?
Electric Cars for Everyone
E’s guide to the latest electric cars, from sedans to sexy sports cars…
A Mine That Lets the Methane Out
On Colorado’s western slope near the small town of Paonia, two of the world’s worst sources of global warming emissions are locked deep below roadless forest lands next to the West Elk Wilderness. To prevent methane explosions, Mountain Coal is venting the methane directly into the atmosphere.
Bullet Trains: Lock and Load
High-speed rail, long seen as the missing element in the U.S. transportation picture, has finally begun in earnest. On September 17, the first significant high-speed rail project began construction in Illinois, using $98 million in funds from the Obama Administration’s American Recovery and Reinvestment Act.