Want to Change Environmental Behavior? Make It a Game
Online gaming techniques can engage people around social and environmental issues, and influence offline behavior change, concludes a study.
Broadband Investments Offers Path to Low-Carbon Economic Development
A 21st century communications economy could break the link between economic growth and growing greenhouse gas emissions.
San Francisco Ranked Top Green Building Market Again
San Francisco leads the 30 largest office markets for green building opportunities.
Biodiversity Markets Hit $3 Billion in 2010
Biodiversity offsets and compensation mechanisms worldwide were seven times the size of the global voluntary carbon market last year.
Ocean Power Device Performs Better Than Expected in Sea Trials
Ocean Power Technologies says first utility-scale wave power device is surpassing expectations.
China High Speed Rail Growing, European Line Topped by Solar Panels
China completed a 820-mile high speed rail route, and a rail line between Paris and Antwerp is topped by 16,000 solar panels.
Think Electric Cars Files for Bankruptcy
Norwegian startup and US investor Ener1 give up on the Think City vehicle.
Google Pulls the Plug on PowerMeter
Google was ahead of the curve on home energy management software, since most people don't have meters installed in their homes yet.
California Cap-and-Trade Preparations Resume, Clean Vehicle Rebates Running Out Because of Strong Demand
A state appellate court ruled that regulators can continue preparations to launch carbon trading in 2012; electric and plug-ins are so popular in California that the rebate fund is running low.
House E-Waste Bill Would Stop Dumping Toxic Electronics on Developing Countries, while Recovering Rare Earths
This legislation would stop sham U.S. electronics recyclers who are actually shipping them overseas, and it would encourage recovering rare earth metals during the recycling process.