Smith Electric Opens Third Factory: In Chicago
Chicago's incentive program that helps fleets convert to electric makes it attractive for Smith's factory.
AppleBee's is NYC's First LEED Gold Restaurant
A rooftop greenhouse and rainwater harvesting are among the green features of this restaurant in Harlem.
SolarCity Goes Public This Month
SolarCity set the price for its IPO, which will likely happen around Christmas.
Amazon Deforestation at Lowest Levels Ever, But China Stokes Illegal Logging
Brazil has gotten much better at policing the forest, but China is importing from nations without good governance.
San Francisco's Historic Pier 1 Gets Energy Efficiency Upgrade, Thanks to PACE
San Francisco's GreenFinance initiative makes $100 million in green bonds available to commercial building owners.
ARPA-E Funds Transformative Energy Technologies With $130 Million
Aviation fuels, superconducting wires and magnets are among the technologies funded that have the potential for breakthroughs.
HFCs Lurking in Your Air Conditioning System?
The US is phasing out HFCs under the Montreal Protocol, but 140 million old air conditioners still use them.
Susan Rice, Potential Sec't of State Candidate, Has Major Stake in Tar Sands Development
The State Department is in charge of the environmental analysis of the tar sands pipeline and will sign off on its approval.
Chicago Plans Biggest Urban Farm in the US
The plan is to turn a community filled with vacant lots into one built around agriculture.
Next In Line for Certification: The World's Cities
30 cities around the world have already signed onto the City Protocol, as well as many top IT corporations.