clean energy

  • Michael Jackson

    Reginald Garcia believes he's invented an engine that generates more power than it takes in. Perhaps more incredibly, to help turn his pet project into a reality, he's harnessing the star power of the late Michael Jackson. Garcia was a freelance shutterbug in 1978 when a friend asked him to take some photos of Jackson and his brothers at a Hollywood studio during breaks in a Jackson 5 video shoot. The photos didn't cause much of a stir among the Jacksons or record executives, so they weren't widely circulated. Garcia recently rediscovered the pics lying on his shelves, and he's teamed up with...

  • Traffic Jam
    Bill Uses California Traffic To Fuel EVs Instead Of Road Rage

    It's ironic that as the world becomes more interconnected, America is trying to become more independent. Nowhere is that more obvious than in our energy policy, where we talk a lot about the dangers of depending on foreign oil and the importance of generating our own energy. A new bill moving...

  • Texas cowboy by Flickr user aechempati
    The Curious Story Of Electric Cars And Texas

    When people think of Texas, there’s always certain stereotypes associated with it: cowboys, twangs, conservative politics, boots, guns and big, gas-guzzling trucks. While some stereotypes are rooted in truth, Texas can surprise you. Like when people actually visit a major city and realize...

  • Wind Explorer wind- and electric-powered car crossing Australia
    Renewable Car: Wind-Powered Vehicle Crosses Australia

    It may not be the most practical of designs, but a German duo recently succeeded in crossing much of Australia in a wind-powered car. They set records for longest distance traveled in such a vehicle, as well as a 36-hour distance record and others. Dirk Gion and Stefan Simmerer both developed and...

  • Barack Obama
    Obama Doubles Down on Plug-In Cars, More Policy Tweaks Coming

    Last night, in his State of the Union address, President Barack Obama reiterated his support for expanding U.S. production and sales of plug-in cars that run on grid power. Today, according to the Detroit News, a slew of policy changes will be unveiled by Vice President Joe Biden to advance that...

  • Ford Rouge Assembly Plant, Michigan, where Ford F-150 pickup trucks are built
    Greening The Rouge: Ford's More Sustainable Pickup Plant

    A green roof is not at its most photogenic in a Michigan winter. In fact, it's hardly green at all--more like gray and brown--though it still insulates the building below just as well. But while some of the green aspects of Ford's showcase Rouge assembly plant have succumbed to the January weather...

  • Golden Gate Bridge, connecting San Francisco and Marin County, California

    California, Massachusetts and Oregon have been named the top-rated states for energy efficiency, while New York, Vermont, Washington, Rhode Island, Connecticut, Minnesota, and Maine rounded out the top ten. That's according to the annual State Energy Efficiency Scorecard report from the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy (ACEEE), a Washington, D.C. non-profit. The group recognized that California, Massachusetts, and Washington have implemented their own transportation-related greenhouse-gas reduction targets. "California has retained its #1 ranking for the fourth year in a row...

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