IKEA Pledges Over a Billion Dollars to Help Slow Climate Change
IKEA will spend $1Bil in the next five years to run all its buildings on 100% renewable energy, and help poor countries hardest hit by climate change.
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200 Service Stations Make the Switch to Greener Fuels
The ethanol industry in Queensland reached a major milestone, with more than 200 service stations now offering drivers the choice of renewable ethanol blended fuels, a five-fold increase.
Plastic Bags Make Fine Diesel Fuel: Report
Plastic shopping bags, an abundant source of litter on land and at sea, can be converted into diesel, natural gas and other useful petroleum products, researchers report. The conversion produces significantly more energy than it requires and results in transportation fuels – diesel, for example – that can be blended with existing ultra-low-sulfur diesels and biodiesels.
Solar Is Lighting the Way for Recovery in Nepal
Renewable energy companies have formed a coalition to re-power Nepal after its massive earthquake.
Saudi Arabia Prepares to Phase-out Fossil Fuel This Century
The world's largest oil exporting country is considering an end to the use of fossil fuels by the middle of the century.
This Bike Path Paved With Solar Panels Can Power One Home For a Year
A bike path made of solar cells has shocked it's creators at SolaRoad with just how much electricity it's generating.
From Gross to Green: Toxic Dump Will Become Solar Farm in San Fran
Local and federal officials announced plans to build a solar farm at a San Francisco area garbage dump to "serve as a model for innovative ways to combat climate change."
How This Smartphone Case Charges Batteries Out of Thin Air
A smartphone case turns radio waves into electricity to recharge your battery out of thin air.
Solar Solution: MIT Creates Way to Make Salt Water Drinkable
To help people in drought-stricken areas from California to India, new technologies are harnessing the sun to make saltwater drinkable.
Hydrogen Fuel Breakthrough Uses Corn Husks in Revolutionary Way
Exhaust fumes pouring from the tailpipes of cars and coal-fired power plants could be a thing of the past if scientists' dreams for hydrogen cars are realized. Virginia Tech researchers just took a giant step toward that future.
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