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Robot Fish to Better Monitor Water Quality

Nov 3, 2009
An ecologist and an engineer at Michigan State University are working together to create robot fish that can better monitor various factors in aquatic environments. Combining the brilliance...

Scientists Make Foldable 3D Solar Cells around an Optical Fibre

Nov 3, 2009
Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology have made a three-dimensional photovoltaic solar cell around an optical fibre, a revolutionary new approach that could pave the way for a new...

First US-China Utility-Scale Wind Farm To Be Built in Texas

Oct 31, 2009
The largest US-China joint investment in renewable energy to date is slated to take form in Texas. This 600 MW wind power project is a joint venture by the U.S. Renewable Energy Group (US-REG) and...

Give Your Old Cellphone a Chance at a New Life

Oct 28, 2009
Have you ever considered what becomes of old cellphones when their owners decide it's time for a new device? Many sit in junk drawers across America, when they could be giving back to the...

First Polio, Now Mercury: World Unites Against Global Health Threat

Oct 24, 2009
Mercury pollution is next on the list of global health threats to face concentrated action with the goal of elimination.  According to Zero Mercury Working Group, yesterday the first...

Two of the Country's Biggest Solar Power Plants Get Utility Contracts

Dec 26, 2009
Major power companies in Florida and New Mexico announced this week that they would start buying large amounts of energy from certain solar power producers soon. In New Mexico, Southwestern Public Service Company (SPSC), a subsidiary of Xcel Energy,...

Nation's Largest University-Sited Solar Panel System, in Florida

Dec 25, 2009
The largest solar panel array at a university was just launched this week at Florida Gulf Coast University. The new system will create 2MW of electricity at peak and consists of over 10,000 solar panels on 16 acres. University president Wilson...

Shipping Goes Up, Pollution Goes Down: U.S. EPA Issues Final Rule for Diesel Emissions

Dec 25, 2009
Diesel pollution from the shipping industry should be expected to soar in the near future as shipping traffic increases, but the U.S. EPA has just taken an important step toward nipping the emissions trend in the bud.  On December 22 the agency...

Another Economy Might be Beginning Escape From Fossil Energy Dependence

Dec 24, 2009
Here’s some more good news about our renewable energy future. Another nation has reduced greenhouse gas emissions, while not taking an economic hit. Canada’s top 10 industrial greenhouse gas emitters reduced their emissions by 9% in a year, while...

Mission Viejo Tests New BigBelly Solar Powered Trash Compactors

Dec 24, 2009
Mission Viejo, California has become the latest in a string of cities to try out a new sustainable street-scale solar powered trash compactor called the BigBelly Solar Compactor.  In partnership with its waste hauler Waste Management, the city hopes...


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