6 Wild Green Concept Cars and Prototypes From the LA Auto Show
An inspired peek at the near-future in electric, plug-ins and hybrid vehicles.
View ArticleEcoSpeed App Directs Your Driving, Cuts Fuel Use by 30%
EcoSpeed, a new app that finds the most fuel-efficient route for your drive and then gives pointers on driving behavior while you go, could cut fuel use by 30 percent.
View ArticleCommon Sense 101: If You Drive a Hummer, Don't Complain About Gas Prices
Some ruminations about gas prices in the USA. Too high? Too low? What can we do individually and collectively to improve the situation?
View ArticleDebunking Republican Junk Economics: Canadian & Bakken Formation Oil Feeds...
Irrefutable evidence that drillling more oil won't lower the price of gasoline. Obama was right: oil is the fuel of yesterday.
View ArticleHow to Get 30 MPG in a 2.5 Ton Hacked Biodiesel Truck
An Oakland man doubles the fuel economy of his 1983 full-size pickup. We could all learn a thing or two from his techniques.
View ArticleBuild a Wood-Burning Rocket Stove Made Entirely From Wood
This simple design for a cook stove is made from one single log, and it actually becomes its own fuel. Here's how to make it.
View ArticleTop States For Transportation Fuel Consumption - Romney Missed A Campaign...
Gasoline politics: nine US states consume half of the liquid transportation fuel sold.
View ArticleEight Cars Compared for Fuel Efficient, Range and Cost
After months on the road for my book tour, I put together two graphics to highlight the most common questions I got about sustainable automobiles. I made these graphics to let you be the judge about...
View ArticleTransit Drivers Should Learn Eco-Driving Tips (18.7% Potential Fuel Savings,...
We all know that public transit is less polluting and more energy-efficient than individual vehicles, but what if we could make it even better with simple driver training and fuel economy feedback...
View ArticleOne Graphic Even a Republican SuperPAC Ad Will Have a Hard Time Spinning
Value of Fossil Fuel Exports By Fuel, 1949-2010
View ArticleWhat To Do When Green Tax Breaks Are Too Effective?
UK Ministers are considering scrapping tax breaks on fuel efficient vehicles. Too many people are taking advantage of them.
View ArticleHow The Grassroots Rocket Stove Movement Continues to Push Efficient Cooking
Big bucks are pouring in to high-tech, mass produced cook stoves for the developing world. But grassroots activists insist that a lower tech, open source model is still relevant.
View ArticleDHL and Unilever Team Up to Slash Emissions
A consumer goods giant teams up with a shipping and logistics powerhouse. The results could be pretty far reaching.
View ArticleCargill to Stop Using Least Efficient Ships
The agribusiness giant is sending a major signal to ship owners that fuel efficiency matters.
View ArticleRock Rocket Stove Is Held Together By Coat Hangers
Here is a really clever and cheap rocket stove design for nomadic peoples
View Article19 Incredible Human Accomplishments
Yep, people can do pretty amazing things when they set their sights on it. These are some of our favorite (sometimes crazy) human accomplishments and amazing feats of strength.
View ArticleWhat Higher Standards Save in Fuel, The Obesity Crisis Takes Away
It takes energy to move mass, and we are carrying a lot more mass these days
View ArticleIs Mass Transit Bad for the Environment?
Freakonomics fires off another contrarian missive. This time, on mass transit, there are some important points to be considered.
View ArticleBehold, The Airship Really Is Reborn
There's been much talk of modern airships as a fuel efficient alternative to planes. One such concept is finally becoming a reality.
View ArticleApp Reveals Most Fuel Efficient Flights On Expedia
We're all used to weighing up factors like price and travel time when we book flights. But what about fuel efficiency or emissions? A new app aims to change all this.
View ArticleHealth warning labels proposed for gas pump nozzles
It works for cigarettes, why not for fossil fuels?
View ArticleGreenpeace Campaign Calls for Energized, "Badass" Politicians to Fight CO2
An animated campaign video from Greenpeace delivers gobs of computerized ultra-violence, but for a cause.
View ArticleFinalize Tier 3 Tailpipe Standards -- For Our Kids, Our Health, and Our Future
New vehicle emission and fuel standards proposed by the EPa will reduce pollution, save gas, protect public health, and create jobs.
View ArticleWhy the German Environmental Minister doesn't support a speed limit on autobahns
German environmental minister cites a crazy reason he considers a speed limit proposed for German autobahns uneccessary
View ArticleHydrogen fuel cells could make food shipping cleaner
Replacing diesel systems with fuel cells could give refrigerated a clean-energy makeover.
View ArticleWould you buy an 84 mpg car for $6,800?
Elio Motors is offering extremely high gas mileage for an absurdly low price. Will it take off?
View ArticleFour major potential sources of carbon pollution could dramatically alter...
Using publicly available data already gathered by federal agencies, a new report shows that actions to effectively reducing climate disruption must include keeping dirty fuels in the ground.
View Article9 green living options that improve your quality of life
Think living green is all about sacrifice? Think again!
View ArticleBlistering barnacles! Ship's paint can save 9% of fuel use, and even earn...
When stuff sticks to ships, it slows them down and uses more fuel. Now a new biocide-free paint may help ship owners slash fuel use and claim carbon credits too.
View ArticleThe most efficient car in the United States is now the BMW i3 electric car
The EPA has just released official "fuel economy" and range information for the BMW i3 100% electric car.
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