green technology

Map of the United States that shows the areas where water has tested abnormally high for heavy metal contaminants

Lists the most ambitious clean energy and environmental-sustainability projects in the world today.

American cities with the biggest buildings and the smallest carbon footprints.

southwest looks like Saudi Ariabia of solar power

rapid growth of U.S. wind power depicted in maps

Oil prices and food prices are going to rise. The only choice we have is between two separate evils, not evil or no evil

Here's what the hippies (and me) like.

Beautiful graphic from the Department of Energy that depicts conversion of biomass into cellulose.

Google launches new website devoted to clean energy ---- pretty cool!!!

Researchers announce major breakthrough on the path to green gasoline. A UMass chemical engineer has pioneered a new method for producing zero-emissions green gasoline from switchgrass and poplar trees. This is a major step toward commercially feasible cellulosic biomass technologies.

I wanted to recommend this article as a follow up on Apple's mercury-free computer. It seems like when a company appears to be making progress there's always a step back. Unfortunately, it seems to be Al Gore — ?! — is helping to slow such progress. It's baffling to me. Would love some feedback on this.

The 1 Odd Duck iBuilding is the worlds only information based building and it is technologically advanced, green friendly, and media driven. It is a building that is designed to cut green house emissions, reuse water, collect and use wind and solar energy, and ensure environmental responsibility.

Apple computer unveils a new laptop that excees the EU requirements for green components in electronics manufacturing.

In the upcoming Detroit car show, GM will be displaying environmentally-friendly show cars, like the new Cadillac Provoq, but it will also be rolling out its most powerful sports car ever, the 200 mph Corvette ZR1. Is there someplace in the middle where green technology can also deliver the sort of performance that plenty of buyers still want? Several manufacturers are betting that’s possible. 

Good news to those that can afford it. Porsche promises the Panemare to be offered in a hybrid flavor when it finally bows in 2009, with a 30-percent boost in fuel economy.