Using solar stills to purify water isn't a new idea, but it's an effective one. And now new efforts are underway to use this old technology to help green the desert.

Moms everywhere want mercury safeguards to protect their families - help stop the attacks on EPA.

Veolia Transportation is launching Baltimore’s first propane autogas taxi fleet. The company—the largest private provider of multiple modes of transportation in North America—is converting 300 of its taxis nationwide from gasoline to propane autogas. The company has also installed an... Mike Millikin

Amory Lovins shares with us his multi-decade energy roadmap to get us off oil and coal and switch to sustainable sources.

Siemens has designed a lithium-ion battery storage system that backs up renewable energy projects by buffering power to the grid.

The Tesla Model S sedan, which should be delivered to the first customers in about a month, will be available with three different sizes of battery packs (40kWh, 60kWh and 85kWh). Tesla's goal was to achieve a 300 miles driving range.

The online craft market place becomes a certified B Corp, and announces $40m in new funding. This could be a great thing for all of us.

Audi e-bike Wörthersee. Click to enlarge. One of the highlights on the Audi stand at the 2012 Wörthersee Tour in Austria (an annual gathering of Audi VW, Seat and Skoda enthusiasts) is an electric bicycle technology concept: the Audi e-bike... Mike Millikin

Which is a very good thing, considering the corrupting influence corporate spending in elections has had on US democracy.

This is a great low-tech concept gadget for those of us who are lazy about composting!

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This lantern concept design takes inspiration from light sources like campfires and candles, and uses smart packaging strategies for less waste.

PepsiCo’s Frito-Lay North America division will purchase 100 Newton Series 2000 all-electric commercial vehicles in 2012 from Smith Electric Vehicles, bringing the total number of its electric fleet to more than 280. Over the past two years, 176 Smith Electric... Mike Millikin

AllCell Technologies, LLC and Townsend Ventures, LLC have formed a venture, Townsend-AllCell Technologies, LLC, to commercialize AllCell’s passive thermal management technology for advanced battery systems and packs. AllCell’s technology makes use of phase change materials (PCM) to extend battery life... Mike Millikin

If you still have lingering doubts that the aims of the Occupy movement and the green movement are largely in alignment, this should but those doubts to rest.

The California Energy Commission unanimously approved funding of more than $15 million to projects that will advance biofuels and electric vehicle research in California. These grants are provided through the Energy Commission’s Alternative and Renewable Fuel and Vehicle Technology Program.... Mike Millikin

Check this out: Those red dots are the advertising budgets of the big meat producers and meat industry groups, just the advertising budgets; the green dots are the entire budgets of animal welfare groups.

GE announced the opening of GE Shenhua Gasification Technology Company Ltd., a 50:50 joint venture with Shenhua Group to advance the development and deployment of “cleaner coal” technology solutions in China. GBI report: Asia-Pacific to be the leading coal-producing region... Mike Millikin

A small wood setup clips onto a railing, creating a table.

It's a tradition; every summer famous architects design a pavilion for London's Serpentine Gallery.