Brit Liggett
Wind Turbines Might Not Stand Up to Hurricane Irene
As Hurricane Irene careens towards the east coast of the United States and residents rush to batten down the hatches we must not forget to take care of our renewable energy generators —
Study Finds That Climate Change Causes Wars
Climate change might be on track to do more than reduce the Earth’s resources and jeopardize the health of mankind — it could cause us all to start fighting with each other. The
Sheep Wagons Converted into Rustic (and Adorable) Mobile Living Spaces
For those of us that were raised playing the classic computer game Oregon Trail, our childhood dreams have just come true. One company in Idaho is bringing the covered wagon into the 2000s with
VIDEO: Watch the Lightning SuperBike Top 200 MPH and Break a Land Speed Record!
Last week we announced that the Lighting Electric SuperBike broke the land speed record for electric motorcycles at the Bonneville Salt Flats Speed Week by jumping over 200 miles per hour
Frankenkindle: Engineer Hacks a Kindle to Make an E-Reader for His Sister with Cerebral Palsy
We were inspired today to hear news about one very clever engineer who hacked his Amazon Kindle so that his sister, who has cerebral palsy, would be able to use it. The applications engineer
Denmark Announces Plans to Develop the Arctic for Oil and Gas Drilling
The tiny country of Denmark is making a rather bold push to open the Arctic region to commercial industry — mainly for the drilling of oil, gas and rare earth minerals. The Danish foreign
5.9 Mineral, Virginia Earthquake Shakes Six Nuclear Power Plants Within 150 Miles
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake just hit Mineral, VA, sending shockwaves up and down the East Coast of the United States that evacuated the Capital Building, the White House, and the Pentagon in
New EV Profiler Tracks Your Driving and Tells You If Electric Vehicles are Right for You
Finally, a gadget that will actually tell you whether an electric vehicle is right for you. The EV Profiler is a device that plugs into the cigarette outlet of your car and keeps a low profile
Artists Turn Abandoned Bikes into Flowering Neon Street Art in Toronto
There are abandoned bikes in every city — locked to poles long after their owners lost their lock keys or moved away — and often they are ticketed for being left behind. A group of
NASA Researchers Say Climate Change on Earth Could Provoke an Alien Invasion
A new paper from NASA’s Planetary Science Division and Pennsylvania State University academics details a rather frightening consequence of climate change that we may not have contemplated
Chinese Researchers Plan to Use a Solar Sail to Save Earth from Asteroid Collision
Chinese researchers plan to build a solar sail-powered spacecraft that will launch into space in the near future on a suicide mission to save planet Earth. Now, stay on your toes, this gets
G.O.P. Presidential Candidates Acknowledge Wind Power in Iowa by Autographing a Turbine
While it may seem to go against the usual anti-renewable energy stance that the red party is known for, this past weekend, the Republican candidates for president took a minute out of their busy
Scientists Develop Bulletproof Skin Using Goat Milk Spider Silk
We know this sounds insane, but Dutch researchers working with the Forensic Genomics Consortium in the Netherlands claim to have just created bulletproof skin from goat milk. The researchers
President of Ferrari Announces They’ll Never Make an Electric Vehicle
Ferrari president Luca di Montezemelo just announced, quite plainly, to Engadget that he doesn’t believe in electric vehicles and therefore the world shouldn’t hold its breath for a
Scientists Discover Deep-Sea Mussels That Can Convert Hydrogen into Energy
According to scientists, there are mussels at the bottom of the ocean that are efficiently converting hydrogen into energy in their very own, nature-made hydrogen fuel cells. The mussels,
Recycled PET Bottles Become Inexpensive Radiation Detectors in Japan
Researchers in Japan have developed a method for making radiation detection devices out of recycled PET bottles that cuts costs by 90% over currently used devices. The resource reusing,
Scientists Isolate Plant Gene That Could Lead to Cheaper, More Efficient Ethanol Production
A research team at the Department of Energy’s (DOE) BioEnergy Science Center (BESC) has isolated the gene that controls the amount of ethanol production a microorganism is capable of.
Ford to Offer SunPower Solar Arrays with Their New Focus Electric
Ford has teamed up with SunPower to offer Ford Focus Electric buyers a solar array that will generate enough energy to power their vehicle for 1,000 miles a month. The two companies announced
New System Powers Your Home More Efficiently with Solar-Hydrogen Hybrid Array
A professor at Duke University has developed an innovative solar energy system that powers buildings with hydrogen. The system, though it looks like a solar array, is made up of thousands of
Apple Recycling Program Will Now Accept Old PCs for Free
Apple has decided to open its recycling program to a wider electronics world and will now be accepting old PCs, iPods and iPhones for free. They used to charge PC owners $30 to take their old
Washington DC’s Bikeshare is So Successful That Bikes are in Short Supply
Launched as a pilot program in August 2008, Washington DC’s Capital Bikeshare has been so successful that riders are often left wondering where the bikes are. The program currently has
Study Finds That Non-Whites Are Less Likely to Purchase a Low Emissions Vehicle
A study by Green Lining in the State of California showed that low-emission vehicle owners are disproportionately white compared with the state’s demographic. The study found that 70% of
Simulation Shows Towing an Entire Iceberg to Drought-Stricken Areas is Feasible
In the 1970′s, Georges Mougin was laughed at when he suggested that we should start towing icebergs from the polar ice caps to drought-ridden communities around the world to provide
Super Greenies: New Study Uncovers Group of Luxury-Loving, Affluent Environmental Activists
A new study by Scarborough has revealed that the greenest people in the United States also happen to be high earners with a taste for luxury. The study calls these individuals the “Super
Scientists Find That Bacteria-Based Nanowires Could Lead to Natural, Chemical Free Nanotechnology
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst have discovered that a type of bacteria, originally found in 1987 in the Potomac River, could be the key to developing non-chemical based,
Are WiTricity and Apple In Cahoots to Wirelessly Charge Everything Using Your Computer?
Rumors are flying around that WiTricity might be in the know about Apple’s plans to put out a desktop that wirelessly charges itself and your other gadgets. In the video after the
BRD Unveils Sexy New Redshift Electric Motorcycles
Last night Bay Area startup BRD officially unveiled the RedShift MX motocrosser and the RedShift SM supermoto — two new all-electric, zero-emissions motorcycles aimed at converting the
Philips Wins $10 Million Prize with 60-Watt Equivalent Bulb That Uses 1/6th of the Power
The US Department of Energy (DOE) just awarded Philips Lighting America the Bright Tomorrow Lighting Prize along with a cool $10 million for the development of their new energy efficient LED
245 Buildings Compete in EPA’s Biggest Energy Loser Competition 2011
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is halfway through their second annual ENERGY STAR National Building Contest — or as we like to call it the Biggest Energy Loser Competition
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