Toyota has the most fuel efficient line of cars in the USToyota, as reported by Jamie Lendino of ExtremeTech, has the most fuel efficient line of cars in the US, with an average of 29.7 mpg for actual vehicles sold. Results are based on the 2007 model year. Discussion in the forum goes into upcoming […]
Energy companies battle one another on climate bill.As the Senate prepares to tackle global warming, the nations energy producers, once united, are battling one another over policy decisions worth hundreds of billions of dollars in coming decades.
El Niño to Help Steer U.S. Winter WeatherNOAA released a study this week projecting United States winter weather for […]
Washington Posts Headline Got the Story WrongBy Julie StoferThis is a guest post from Sharyn Stein via EDF’s Climate411 blog It must have
World economies hold climate talks in London.Representatives of the world’s biggest carbon polluters began two days of informal talks in London on Sunday to map out common ground 50 days before a key UN climate conference in Copenhagen.
Recharged By Renewables FPL Group and Duke Energy are the renowned companies known for their commitment to clean […]
Scientists Suggest New Arctic Study May Oversate Sea Ice MeltingCambridge professor Peter Wadhams made headlines yesterday when he said that data gathered from British explorer Pen Hadlow’s Arctic trek, called the Catlin Ice Survey, shows that Arctic summers will be entirely ice-free by 2020. […]
Adding Lithium to Hydgrogen Could Improve Production In our energy deprived world scientists are trying to find out various elements, alloys and substances that can provide clean and green energy along with meeting our energy demands. This quest has led them to superconductors. Superconductor materials have no electrical resistance. This property paves way for electrons […]
U.S., Britain say global climate deal possible.The world can still agree on a deal in December to curb greenhouse gas emissions and prepare for a warmer world, co-chairs of a meeting of major polluters in London — Britain and the United States — said on Sunday.
2 New & Innovative Ocean Wave Energy Devices Ocean wave […]
Press Release: EDFs Climate Corps Identifies $54 Million in Savings at Leading Corporations(Washington, DC – October 14, 2009) This past summer, 26 MBA students from across the country joined Environmental Defense Fund’s (EDF) Climate Corps program to help Fortune 500 and other leading companies uncover energy efficiencies that represent net operating savings of more than […]
U.S. Climate Plan will Boost Nuclear, RenewablesA U.S. cap-and-trade market on greenhouse gases should be designed carefully to avoid unfair economic pain in fossil fuel industries and other parts of the economy, experts told lawmakers on Wednesday. […]
Environmental Consequences: Asbestos and Human HealthWhen microscopic asbestos fibers are inhaled, they lodge themselves in the lining of lungs. This lays the groundwork for the deadly asbestos cancer, mesothelioma. Perhaps it should come as no coincidence then that rates of pleural cancer (mesothelioma) in oil refinery workers are among the highest of any occupation.
Getting Biofuel […]