Students Audit DOE Building
An energy audit by public high school students in Washington D.C. determined that energy costs at the U.S. DOEs Forrestal Building could be significantly …
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Massachusetts Takes the Lead on Construction Vehicles
It’s hard to believe but off-road construction vehicles are not subject to vehicle emission standards. There are 200,000 of them in New England alone. …
Honda VV Hybrid-Electric Vehicle for '99
Not to be undone by Toyota, whose Prius is set to enter the American market in 2000, American Honda announced its year 2000 model “VV” …
Natural Wealth of Nations
According to The Natural Wealth of Nations, a new book from Worldwatch Institute, ending $650 billion in obsolete subsidies for environmentally destructive …
Popeye Would Be Proud
The U.S. Department of Energy’s Pacific Northwest National Lab discovered that nitroreductase enzymes found in spinach can eat, digest, and transform …
You Can Choose Green Power in Pennsylvania Now
If you live in Pennsylvania or have a business there, you can now switch to cleaner electricity. Electric power plants are the single largest source of …
Hypercar Moves Closer to Reality
The closest thing to a Hypercar is about to hit the road – in China. This month, Huatong Motors will begin producing the world’s first …
Financing Environmental Technology
The Environmental Finance Center – sponsored by EPA Region 9 and based at California State University/Hayward – was set up to inform environmental …
Green Post Office Opens
The world’s first green post office opened in November in Ft. Worth, Texas, made entirely with recycled-content materials and energy efficient systems. …