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The Energy Department said yesterday that the United States has the ability to meet 20 percent of its electricity-generation needs with wind by 2030...

Norway, a country known for oil and natural gas exports and certainly not concerned about foreign oil, is making the switch to wind power.

Mechanical engineer students at the University of Central Florida have discovered a new way to take used fryer grease from a Chick-fil-A restaurant and make it into clean-burning fuel.

Low voltage lighting fixtures do illuminate your landscaping, home façade, pathways and more

Dale Vince discusses whether demand generation is as effective as actual generation in terms of changing the way electricity is created and distributed.

Whats the biggest attraction you have ever seen? Mine would have to be the world’s largest nickel in Sudbury. Those roadside attractions that claim to be the world’s biggest always give me a bit of a chuckle, like the worlds largest ball of twine. All these attractions are funny but what about the worlds largest solar farm? Thats right, green/eco tourism is coming!

Ever wonder how many Huggers it takes to change a light bulb? No? Well, ever wonder the real cost difference between incandescent, CFL, and LED light bulbs? Here's a wiki article that looks at the cost of ownership of these different light bulbs that takes into account the initial cost of the bulb, its energy consumption, its light output, its lifetime length, and the cost of electricity.

Many entrepreneurs, activists, and marketers are leveraging the social web for positive change. In the process and by its very nature, they are giving each of us the tools to change the world and make it a better place. There are thousands of examples, which is precisely why Max Gladwell exists. Here are 10 worth exploring.

The relative recent development of thin film photovoltaic solar panels is now deployed in solar roof shingles which seems to gain popularity.

a company called EFuel100 showed up with a product that replaces the gas pump from the oil station with your own gas pump. Their product, called MicroFueler, produces ethanol and is ready to be shipped beginning with the fourth quarter of this year.

“Two administrative law judges recommended today that power lines should not be built across west-central Minnesota from the proposed coal-fired plant on the South Dakota side of Big Stone Lake. The decision is a major victory in the fight to combat climate change.”

A court ruling has recommended that permits for new coal-fired power plant Big Stone II be denied based on environmental issues and lack of justification for the polluting coal plant when alternatives are available.

5 cents per kWh is claimed by a new company that combines extreme solar concentrators with hardy solar panels. To market next year!

If you think the virtual, online world helps reduce energy consumption in the real world (a topic we’ve touched on before here at Green Options Media), think again: a new study by management consulting firm McKinsey & Company provides scary insights into how Internet computing is devouring more and more power and spewing out more and more greenhouse gases.

If the U.S. moved aggressively to start harnessing the solar power it receives daily, it could generate enough clean energy to meet the country’s needs many times over, according to a new report from Environment Florida.