All Energy/Environment
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EarthTalk: Do city ‘congestion taxes’ really help the environment?
Singapore, Stockholm, and London tinker with variable toll pricing. New York wants to join the club. But does it work?
08/08/2008 01:00 am -
Why is Wal-Mart lobbying against carbon-offset guidelines?
Why is the mega-retailer so afraid of having offsets defined?
08/07/2008 01:00 am -
Conservationists uncover 'mother lode' of gorillas in Africa
A census in the north of the Republic of the Congo has discovered 125,000 previously uncounted western lowland gorillas, more than doubling the previous estimated worldwide population of the great ape subspecies.
08/06/2008 01:00 am -
Will Paris Hilton's energy plan work?
The blonde socialite laid out her plan for energy independence Monday. How good is it?
08/06/2008 01:00 am -
Meet South Africa’s Dr. Dolittle
Brian Jones’s rehab center takes in injured and endangered animals.
08/06/2008 01:00 am -
Nissan's new gas pedal pushes back to save fuel
Nissan announced Monday that it has developed an accelerator pedal that pushes upward when it senses that the driver is using more fuel than is necessary.
08/05/2008 01:00 am -
An urban marsh’s unfinished saga
New York’s Jamaica Bay serves as a microcosm for the world’s wetland woes.
08/05/2008 01:00 am -
Report: China is world's leading renewable-energy producer
A report from the Climate Group found that China leads the world in installed renewable energy and is overtaking more developed countries in developing sustainable technologies.
08/03/2008 01:00 am -
San Francisco could require employers to help workers commute
And the employers actually don't seem to mind too much.
08/01/2008 01:00 am -
MIT researchers attain solar 'nirvana'
A big drawback of solar power is that it doesn't work at night or on cloudy days. But researchers at MIT say they now have an inexpensive way to store solar energy when the sun isn't out.
08/01/2008 01:00 am -
EarthTalk: The lowdown on plug-in hybrids; ecofriendly roofs
How soon can I buy a plug-in hybrid? And what are some ‘green’ choices for roofing?
08/01/2008 01:00 am -
High gas prices boost bus travel
After decades of decline, bus travel is on the rise again. But is it right for you?
08/01/2008 01:00 am -
GOP lawmakers block renewable-energy-credit bill
Legislation to extend some $18 billion worth of tax credits for renewable energy fizzled in the Senate Wednesday, as Republican lawmakers made good on their stated intent to prevent the bill from moving forward unless it were accompanied by support for domestic oil drilling.
07/31/2008 01:00 am -
Roundup: Green college rankings, an ethanol backlash, and a wikified electric car
A sampling of environmental stories elsewhere on the Web.
07/30/2008 01:00 am -
Four Senate Democrats call for EPA chief to resign
Saying that he had repeatedly bowed to political pressure and had made misleading statements to Congress, four Democratic senators Tuesday called for Stephen Johnson to resign as administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.
07/30/2008 01:00 am -
Water’s odyssey from sewer to cup
The water utility in Orange County, Calif., has been drawing attention since it opened the world’s largest water recycling facility of its kind in January.
07/30/2008 01:00 am -
Study: Green jobs could spark "explosive growth"
The Chicago-based outplacement consulting firm and workplace-data fountainhead Challenger, Gray & Christmas predicts that job growth in environment, ecology, and alternative energy sectors will "fuel significant growth and job creation over the next decade."
07/29/2008 01:00 am -
Why US parks put land purchases on hold
Some 1.8 million acres inside and abutting national parks are at risk of development.
07/29/2008 01:00 am -
'Pay-as-you-drive' insurance catching on
Insurers are beginning to offer auto-insurance plans that charge motorists based on the number of miles driven.
07/28/2008 01:00 am -
US Army seeking to cut its CO2 emissions
The US Army has begun taking steps to reduce its carbon dioxide emissions by 30 percent by 2015, to comply with a 2007 order by President Bush.
07/28/2008 01:00 am
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