Buffet's Utility Closes Coal Plants in Sierra Club Settlement
The utility will close several coal plants and build a solar farm as a settlement for violating the Clean Air Act.
140 Countries Sign International Treaty on Mercury Emissions
The Minamata Covention phases out mercury from many common products, but installing pollution prevention equipment is mostly voluntary.
World's Greenest Office Building Opens in Seattle
The goal of the Bullitt Center is to change the way buildings are designed, built and operated.
US Government Signs Onto Biggest Wind Farm
Siemens will receive payments based on guaranteed energy savngs, not costing taxpayers a dime.
Greenest Car of 2012: Prius C
The smallest car in the new Prius family won the top spot this year.
President Obama Uses the CC Phrase
Like everyone else in the green community, we fell back in our chair gasping.
Mining Industry: Leader on Toxic Chemical Emissions
The industry produces more toxic emissions than power plants, almost half of all releases to our air, water and land.
California Greenhouse Gas Emissions Drop for 3rd Year
The power sector, formerly the biggest source of emissions, is now the leading source of its decline.
Norway Debuts First Electric Ferry
Massive batteries at either end of the ferry's route charge its electric motors in less than 10 minutes.
192,000 Acres for Solar, Wind Development Announced for Arizona
Rather than siting solar and wind projects on greenfields, this time Interior did an inventory of disturbed land, such as landfills and former mine sites.