Research & Technology

The Hidden Cost of Electric Vehicles

Although electric vehicles show higher non-climate damages than many other technologies, they will not be significantly cleaner than cars powered by fossil fuels until they rely ...

UN Launches Satellite Forest Health Tracker

As more and more companies begin buying and selling forest carbon offsets, the United Nations has launched an online forest health tracker. The tracker uses ...

‘Light Green’ Consumers Differ from ‘Dark Green’ Consumers

While "light green" consumers make purchasing decisions based on impulse and curiosity, "dark green" consumers generally plan purchases in advance, according to ...

Cap-and-Trade System Might Cost Less Than Critics Say

The financial impact of regulating coal-fired power plants that produce carbon dioxide emissions under a cap-and-trade system is much less than previously projected, and a ...

U.S. Adds Nearly 1,700 MW of Wind Capacity in Q3

The U.S. wind energy industry has installed 1,649 megawatts (MW) of new power generating capacity in the third quarter, which is higher than either the second ...

17 Million Natural Gas Vehicles Predicted by 2015

The number of natural gas vehicles on the road globally will grow to 17 million vehicles by 2015, up from 9.7 million in 2008, according ...

Half Of U.S. Driving Less, Taking Fewer In-town Trips

In what that may be a boon to e-commerce, and bad news for brick-and-mortar retailers, half of American drivers report driving less than usual ...

Cap-and-Trade Program Reduces NOx Emissions in Eastern U.S.

Summertime nitrogen oxide (NOx) emissions from power plants and large industrial sources were down by 62 percent compared to year 2000 levels and 75 percent lower ...

‘Valuable,’ ‘Smart’ Among Top Descriptors Associated with Energy Efficiency

When consumers think about energy efficiency and energy conservation, "value" and "smart" are the adjectives that most come to mind, according to "Green ...

Adidas, British Airways, Sainsbury’s Working With Forest Footprint Disclosure Project

Adidas, British Airways, Kingfisher and Sainsbury's are among the big name companies that pledge to answer a questionnaire about "forest risk commodities" for the Forest ...

Solar Development Important to 92% of Americans

When asked if it's important for the U.S. to develop and use solar energy, 92 percent of Americans responded "yes," ...

Energy Efficiency Remains Untapped in the Industrial Sector

The industrial sector's energy savings have remained untapped by many existing publicly-funded energy efficiency programs, according to a new report by the American Council for ...

Businesses Support Corporate Citizenship Efforts During Recession

Despite the recession, U.S. businesses continue to focus on corporate citizenship practices, according to a study by Boston College's Center for Corporate Citizenship and The ...

Geothermal Capacity May Grow 300% in Coming Years

Over the next few years, a projected 6,442 megawatts worth of new geothermal energy are projected to come into operation, more than ...

Study Quantifies Carbon Mitigation of Green Roofs

Extensive adoption of green roofs in a million-person city could capture 55,000 tons of CO2 annually, according to a two-year study from Michigan State University. Prior to ...

Elevator, Escalator ‘Cruise Control’ Can Save 34% in Power

Installing efficiency controllers to the electric motors of elevators and escalators can help reduce the waste associated with such people movers that more often ...

‘Natural,’ ‘Recyclable,’ ‘Renewable’ Terms Resonate Most with Consumers

About 84 percent of consumers think of "green" products as those that are made of recyclable or reusable material, or include such ...

Data Center Managers Neglect Energy Use Metrics

Data center and IT managers are not paying enough attention to measuring, monitoring and modeling energy use in data centers, according to a recent interactive poll ...

U.S. Chamber Addresses Climate Critics

Attempting to stem losses in membership, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce has released a statement it hopes clarifies its position on climate change. "The U.S. ...