Hydrogen Fuel Tanks Made from Chicken Feathers Could Save $5.5 Million »
By Bryan Nelson via CleanTechnica
“Visualize three tons of moldy bread.” It’s not the most appealing image, perhaps, but it’s a description of the moist mound of growth…
Study: Toxins found in scents »
By Sandi Doughton via AJC.com
The fumes that waft from top-selling air fresheners and laundry products contain dozens of chemicals, including several classified as toxic or hazardous, says…
Top 25 Green Energy Leaders: »
By Katherine Harmon via Scientific American
It is no longer enough to just conserve energy. More and more corporations, government agencies and entire cities are making large, long-term…
Drinking Water From Air Humidity »
via ScienceDailey
Not a plant to be seen, the desert ground is too dry. But the air contains water, and research scientists have found a way of obtaining drinking water from air humidity. The…
Grey Water Recycling »
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Grey water has one-third to half the contamination of black water, which is from…
Car-less School Days »
About three years ago I helped jump start the Alternative Commuter Fund Drive (ACPD) at the school I teach at. The ACPD is a simple idea to move further in the direction as a school in leaving less…
Carbon Footprint of US Junk Mail Equivalent to 480,000 Cars »
by Alan Velasco via Matador Change
Feature photo by Oran Viriyincy. Photo above by Claire L. Evans
Ever wonder how many trees are cut down just so you can get more junk mail in…
In German Suburb, Life Goes On Without Cars »
by Martin Specht for The New York Times
Street parking, driveways and home garages are generally forbidden in this experimental new…
Google got goats »
By Siel Ju via ENN
Photo: Eric Richardson/Flickr
As environmentalism hits the mainstream, gas-guzzling lawnmowers are giving way to — goats. The latest goat-getter is…
Sicilian Mafia muscles in on renewable energy »
Prosecutors are investigating claims that the Mafia has gone green in an attempt to profit from lucrative subsidies for renewable energy schemes
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Organic Products Market Grows to $24.6 Billion »
By Dan Shapley via The Daily Green
Sales of organic products were up 17% in 2008, reaching $25.6 billion despite the recession that began in the last quarter of the year, the Organic Trade…
Stimulus Money To Kick Start Retrofits in Portland »
By Roger Valdez via WorldChanging
The Clean Energy Fund targets 500 energy efficient retrofits by 2010.
We’ve been writing about some of the ways that federal stimulus funding has been
