A new study completed by research teams from Carnegie Mellon University, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory and Stanford University verifies that downloading music cuts energy consumption and CO2 emissions in comparison to shopping at your local music store.
New research suggests that watermelon may be a good additive for biofuel. Researchers are still waiting to compare the performance of the watermelon-blended biofuel to that of other feedstocks and gasoline to determine if this is a worthwhile endeavor.
Another month’s worth of reasons to have a little smile on your face, wildlife-wise:
I am really proud to work for the organization that largely wrote the Clean Air Act. It stands as a fantastically important, valuable, and genius bit of legislation more than 30 years later.
And this week, we saw how some of that genius played out in Illinois.
This week I've been reflecting on my experiences four years ago when Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, the levees broke and the city flooded. What a terrible day that was. In the aftermath, a team from NRDC contacted city and state officials, environmental justice, and community leaders to offer assistance. We heard the same question from all of them: "Is it safe to return?".
The Environmental Transport Association has recently released its list of the 10 worst cars for the planet in terms of emissions. Bentley Motors top the list four times as they manufactured four of the ten worst polluting vehicles on the road today.
Every year millions of old electronic products end up in landfills as people replace their gadgets either out of necessity or the desire to have the latest and greatest in technology. This trend of tossing old computers, iPods, TVs, etc straight into the garbage is causing major problems.
Don’t let the energy gnomes follow you back to school! Take control of your appliances.
Recycled Percussion is a Goffstown-based band who is currently impressing both the judges and audience of the show America's Got Talent. They are a group of "rock junk" artists who describe themselves as "powerful industrial drumming backed by metal grinding guitar and hip-hop/funk".
Buyers Be Ware: Not All ENERGY STAR Appliances Are Eligible for the Cash for Clunker Appliances Program
