
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
Cutting electricity use by dishwashers and refrigerators could save 550 million metric tons of CO2 over the next 25 years
Industrial officials meeting in Detroit this week recognize strong federal investment in renewables and ask for that to continue
Following up on a pledge in Copenhagen, energy ministers from 24 countries have unveiled energy efficiency efforts from around the globe
Bus rapid transit systems are thriving in China, but can they thwart a growing love affair with polluting cars?
Reframing the pitch behind energy efficiency is the key to changing people's behavior
ChargeCar aims to create a kit that makes it easy for local auto shops to convert conventional cars to electric.
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...
New batteries might help lure the American masses to the electric car
Electric cars could cut greenhouse gas emissions if used properly. So how will people use them?
Researchers are embedding sensors with trash to map out how the U.S. waste system works--and improve it
A summer-time joy ride inspired college students to develop a new method for capturing energy lost while driving a car
M.I.T. chemist Dan Nocera hopes to launch a distributed energy revolution via sunlight, water and a cheap catalyst
Arthur Rosenfeld has been honored by fellow scientists by giving his name to a unit of energy savings equaling three billion kilowatt-hours
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