A research study has found that 8 million human deaths and $1 trillion in healthcare costs each year could be saved if more people adopted a vegan diet. Oxford University researchers examined … [Read full article]
Geothermal Energy Advantages And Disadvantages
Geothermal energy’s main advantages are that it is generated cleanly and renewably. That is, electricity produced by geothermal plants produces no carbon emissions or air pollution like burning coal, gas, … [Read full article]
SunPower, SunEdison, Among Others, Partner With Google’s Project Sunroof
Originally published on Solar Love. As we wrote months ago when it launched, Google has a free online service that uses its mapping information and partner offers from solar installers … [Read full article]
The Cost Of Solar Power In California
Originally published on Solar Love. There seems to be a lot of confusion about how much a home solar power system costs in the year 2015. Solar Power Now says the … [Read full article]
Portland Green Festival Expo Is December 11-13
The Green Festival includes a Portland event this year, which will be hosted at the Oregon Convention Center, a building that has an LEED certification. Stormwater is also collected from the roof … [Read full article]
Shark Poaching Boat Sunk By Indonesian Government
A large Vietnamese ship containing two tons of drying shark fins or more was sunk by the Indonesian government. The ship had been illegally collecting a tremendous number of sharks … [Read full article]
Approval Of Dow Herbicide Could Harm Whooping Cranes
A request to stop the approval of a Dow herbicide called “Enlist Duo” has been filed by a coalition of environmental groups and farmers. This action is called a motion … [Read full article]
Beyonce Launches Vegan Meal Program
Both Beyonce and her husband Jay-Z have garnered some press in the last year or so for trying a vegan diet. She has gone a stop farther by offering a … [Read full article]
50-foot Dinosaur Remains Discovered In China
University of Alberta Researchers identified remains of a dinosaur estimated to have been 50 feet in length, with about half of that in just the neck. A skull, vertebrae and … [Read full article]
400 MW Scottish Tidal Energy Farm To Begin Construction
Tidal energy doesn’t get a lot of press, but this story is about a huge tidal energy farm — the world’s largest stream tidal energy farm when it is completed. … [Read full article]
Almonds Can Help Reduce Bad Cholesterol (LDL) Says Research
This post originally appeared on Healthfooddaily.com. This interview about the potential health benefits of eating almonds is with Dr. Sujatha Rajaram who worked on the following study: “Serum lipid response to the … [Read full article]
Kia To Launch EV Soul In Summer Of 2015
Kia will be launching the EV Soul this summer — most likely in California and Oregon first, then in some eastern states such as New Jersey, New York, and Maryland. Here … [Read full article]
Billionaire To Support Electric Carsharing Network In London
Billionaire Vincent Bollore will back an electric carsharing network in London. The system will have thousands of electric vehicle charging stations and should be operating in late 2014 or early … [Read full article]