Environment
New Efficiency Standards for Appliances Provide Cuts Equal to Removing 100 Million Cars
Cutting electricity use by dishwashers and refrigerators could save 550 million metric tons of CO2 over the next 25 years
Stories by Saqib Rahim
Environment
Electric Carmakers Focus on Incentives, Not Carbon Prices
Industrial officials meeting in Detroit this week recognize strong federal investment in renewables and ask for that to continue
Environment
Can International Clean Energy Efforts Aid Climate Fight?
Following up on a pledge in Copenhagen, energy ministers from 24 countries have unveiled energy efficiency efforts from around the globe
Environment
Can Buses Keep Cars Off the Road in China?
Bus rapid transit systems are thriving in China, but can they thwart a growing love affair with polluting cars?
Environment
Finding the "Weapons" of Persuasion to Save Energy
Reframing the pitch behind energy efficiency is the key to changing people's behavior
Environment
Steel City Project Converts Gasoline Cars to Run on Electricity
ChargeCar aims to create a kit that makes it easy for local auto shops to convert conventional cars to electric.
Environment
Congress Ponders How to Push Electric Vehicles
A new bill could promote electric vehicles in five regions nationally by awarding federal funds to assist in the roll-out of plug-in cars. Not everyone thinks this is the best way to develop the technology...
Chemistry
Lithium-Air Batteries Could Rescue Electric Car Drivers from "Range Anxiety"
New batteries might help lure the American masses to the electric car
Environment
How Will People Adapt to Electric Cars?
Electric cars could cut greenhouse gas emissions if used properly. So how will people use them?
Environment
Tracking Trash to Turn Waste into Efficiency
Researchers are embedding sensors with trash to map out how the U.S. waste system works--and improve it
Environment
Turning Bumpy Roads into an Electrifying Product
A summer-time joy ride inspired college students to develop a new method for capturing energy lost while driving a car
Environment
Can a Chemist Deliver Distributed Energy from a Water Bottle?
M.I.T. chemist Dan Nocera hopes to launch a distributed energy revolution via sunlight, water and a cheap catalyst
Environment
Introducing the Newest Scientific Measurement: A "Rosenfeld" for Energy Savings
Arthur Rosenfeld has been honored by fellow scientists by giving his name to a unit of energy savings equaling three billion kilowatt-hours
