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Cooking Comes Alive in the Dead of Winter with New Solar Cookers

Fall is upon us and it'll be winter in no time.  Wouldn't it be great to enjoy a hot cup of coffee or cocoa...

Gigafactory Key to Next Chapter in Toyota and Tesla Relationship?

Back in May 2010, Toyota and Tesla announced a deal to jointly develop electric vehicles and parts, and to cooperate on engineering and production...

“New Box”: Smart Pizza Box Makes Enjoying Pizza a Piece of Cake

Sugar works in an office that is prone to bouts of pizza parties. Unfortunately, she's the only female on her team and loses...
You have to have a car, anyway, so why not use an electric vehicle to back up your home solar power?

Solar Power’s Missing Link – The Electric Vehicle

Many people point to solar power as a passing residential green fad, saying it will never take over for the stable, and typically dinosaur-fueled,...
There are more than a few plug-in electric and hybrid vehicles crossing the Golden Gate Bridge right now, as a matter of fact.

California Sold 100,000 Plug-In Electric and Hybrid Vehicles in just Four Years

To date, the United States is home to some 7.5 million hybrid vehicles, and California leads the way. According to research compiling data from a...

How Offshore Wind Power is Starting to be Succesful

Since the first farm was constructed in Denmark over two decades ago, things are starting to picking up for offshore wind. The US, after...
Inside the Chevrolet EN-V 2.0, a networked autonomous electric vehicle.

General Motors EN-V 2.0 – The Future of Electric Vehicle Transportation

According to General Motors, electric vehicles figure big in the future of transportation, and autonomous at that! Individual ownership of cars has proven to be...
This Net Zero Home, in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, no less, requires no fossil fuels for its operation.

Surviving a World Without Fossil Fuels – Where Will We Live? Net Zero Homes,...

Currently, most of the world is in the grip of a totally unsustainable lifestyle, powered by fossil fuels. Speaking of petroleum deposits alone, giant oil...
Electric Vehicle Charging Station in Shenzhen

China Reopens Electric Vehicle Tax Incentives

To promote the adoption of electric vehicles and improve the air quality in China, the government has finally approved reopening electric vehicle tax incentives...
Milk's Impact on Our Morning Coffee and the Environment

Is Milk a Problem for the Environment?

When it comes to daily life, there is always some impact on the environment, including what we might be putting into our morning coffee...