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Renewable Energy Works in Germany, and Elsewhere?
We’ve done a lot of coverage on renewable energy adoption in various places, but it seems that there is a lot of counter-coverage, to...
Taxi Sharing Could Cut Down Emissions, Travel Time and Cost in NYC
If people are willing to share any type of public transport, why are there so many taxis travelling in the same direction, with only...
Genetically Modified E.Coli Generate Renewable Propane
Bio-engineering techniques are rapidly becoming a very powerful tool for scientists to make bacteria produce virtually anything. The latest invention comes from a Finnish...
Scientists Use Old Car Tires To Boost Li-Ion Batteries’ Performance
You have got to love all those great inventions and technologies that tackle more than one pressing problem at the time, especially when they...
London Introduces Hybrid Buses That Charge Wirelessly at Bus Stops
In their efforts to bring down carbon emissions, London's city officials are looking into launching new hybrid buses, which can be charged wirelessly at...
Pedal Your Way to a Free Organic Ice-Cream at Peddler’s Creamery, LA
One of the many reasons why I love my bike is that after using it for 15 mins or so it can miraculously get rid...
Bioplastics Made from Parsley Stems and Rice Hulls Reduce Both Bio- and Plastic Waste
Plastic pollution has reached incredible levels in a space of just a decade or so. Not only that people's careless waste disposal behaviour has...
Tesla Motors Researching Graphene to Boost Energy Storage Capacity
Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk said his company was working on something big, so we’re wondering if it has anything to do with this...
Electric Vehicles Top Best Fuel Economy Charts – Well, duh!
Considering that a gallon of gas has the equivalent energy of 33.7 kWh of electricity, this makes it fairly easy to compare fuel economy...
2015 Volkswagen e-Golf – First Electric Vehicle for US from Volkswagen
The Volkswagen Golf is already one of the world’s most popular small cars, fun-to-drive, fuel-efficient, and has sold over thirty million globally. Right now...
