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Turning Plant Biomass into Green Gasoline Using One Simple Step

George Huber of the University of Massachusetts Amherst has received a $400,000 CAREER grant from the National Science Foundation to pursue his revolutionary new method for making biofuels, or "green gasoline," from wood or grasses, a process that would be much less expensive than conventional gasoline or ethanol made from corn.

9 Apr 2008

A Creative Way to Finance a Home Purchase and Help the Environment

A man in Michigan is hoping he's found a creative way to finance a home purchase and help the environment at the same time. Jim Sullivan, of Wyoming, MI, created a Web site called the "MillionPixelGreenMakeOver.com."

9 Apr 2008

New Supercomputer Cooled by an Innovative Water System

IBM today introduced a new supercomputer powered by one of the world's fastest microprocessors and cooled by an innovative water system. The new Power 575® supercomputer, equipped with IBM’s latest ...

9 Apr 2008

Squeezing More Oil Out of Existing Wells

Lewis Brown continues to devote much of his more than 40 years in petroleum microbiology figuring out how to squeeze more petroleum out of abandoned or soon-to-be-abandoned oil fields.

9 Apr 2008

Climate Change have Spurred New Generations of Scientists to Search for Alternative Energy Sources

A national panel of experts on the topic gathered Monday at the 235th National Meeting in New Orleans to present a comprehensive overview of the current status, limitations, and future challenges of several significant renewable energy sources.

9 Apr 2008

Cohousing Offers a Low-Carbon Lifestyle

Until now, cohousing has occupied a niche market in the US, but the paper by Dr Jo Williams at UCL (University College London) suggests the situation is changing. Cohousing not only helps to halve energy use, it offers health and social benefits for families and older people seeking secure and affordable homes.

9 Apr 2008

GGEC Launches Major Green Neighborhood Initiative Called Greening + Cleaning America

Globally Green Energy Consortium (GGEC), the leading green energy and sustainability non-profit organization has launched a major green neighborhood initiative called Greening + Cleaning AmericaSM.

9 Apr 2008

Individual Environmental Initiatives Should Be Part of Balanced Portfolio Throughout the Supply Chain

Companies are introducing environmental initiatives for myriad reasons, often to comply with customer mandates and new regulations or to boost public opinion. But why shouldn't firms also use the "green" buzz as a means to improve business operations and reduce supply chain costs?

9 Apr 2008

Alliance to Save Energy Urge Consumers to Help Tackle Spiraling Energy Prices

The Alliance to Save Energy today urged consumers to help tackle spiraling energy prices by reducing consumption and urged Congress to adopt new energy-efficiency policies. Such steps are the best ways to combat oil prices anticipated to exceed $100/barrel on average this year and natural gas prices of more than $1.40/thousand cubic feet, the Alliance said.

9 Apr 2008

Cutting-Edge Research on Alternative Energy at University of Delaware Through Internship Program

Top undergrads in chemical engineering from across the U.S. will pursue cutting-edge research on alternative energy at the University of Delaware this summer through an internship program sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF) in the ongoing quest to develop a diverse, internationally competitive and globally engaged science and engineering workforce.

9 Apr 2008