Environmental News Network

Small-Scale Wind Turbine Named a 2007 Top 10 Green Building Product
The Skystream 3,7 backyard wind generator, from Southwest Windpower, has been named a 2007 Top 10 Green Building Product by Sustainable Industries, a magazine for green business leaders. >> Read the Full Article
Global Electric Motorcars, A Chrysler Company, Wins California Eco Award
California environmentalists have recognized Global Electric Motorcars, a Chrysler company, for its leadership in bringing environmentally-friendly technology to the state's residents. The company produces the nation's best-selling street-legal all-electric, zero emission vehicles, the GEM. >> Read the Full Article
Indonesian, Japanese Companies Agree To Major Geothermal Project
JAKARTA, Indonesia - At a total of over 300 megawatts power output, the Sarulla Geothermal Project located in Tapanuli Utara, North Sumatra will be the largest single-contract geothermal project to date in the geothermal industry. It's due to start putting out power in approximately 30 months. Indonesian business leaders call it a reflection of the large scale, high productivity and potential of Indonesian geothermal resources. >> Read the Full Article
Toyota Drops Price On 2008 Highlander SUV Hybrid, Options Galore, Only $33,700
Toyota today announced manufacturer's suggested retail prices for the all-new 2008 Highlander Hybrid. All loaded up with new standard equipment and convenience features, the 2008 Highlander Hybrid base grade 4WD-i model will carry an MSRP of $33,700, a decrease of $190, or 0.6 percent over the previous generation comparably-equipped Highlander Hybrid. >> Read the Full Article
Want The Next Big Energy Source? Dig in The Weeds
Plants that can be grown for fuel are often touted as a vast, clean energy source -- except by those who say precious food is being diverted into gas tanks, and that biofuel crops are using up dwindling land and water. >> Read the Full Article
Dow Corning Turns On The Power of Sunshine, In Europe
Dow Corning has turned to renewable forms of energy to help power one of its largest manufacturing sites in Europe. More than 1,000 square meters of solar panels, installed on the roof and facades of office and production buildings, are expected to generate the amount of energy needed to satisfy the annual electricity needs of 35 households. >> Read the Full Article
Meet your Attic: A Collector of Energy
As I write this the US National Snow and Ice Data Center is reporting that Arctic sea ice has reached a record low; and thereâ€™s still another month to go in the annual melt-down period. >> Read the Full Article
Japan Eyes Stable Energy Supply with Indonesia Pact
Japan and Indonesia signed a free-trade agreement on Monday that Tokyo hopes will help it secure vital energy supplies from the Southeast Asian nation. The pact, which is due to take effect early next year, will also eventually get rid of 92 percent of import taxes on bilateral trade. Japan is Indonesia's largest trading partner. >> Read the Full Article
Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999 breaks speed record at Bonneville Salt Flats
At the Bonneville Salt Flats in Utah, the dust is still settling form The Ford Fusion Hydrogen 999, a production-built fuel cell race-car, which set a new land speed record of 207.297 miles per hour this past Wednesday. >> Read the Full Article
Simple And Cheap: Nepal's Application Of Science And Common Sense
Almost unnoticed, Nepal is developing simple and cheap technologies that make the best of local resources and don't damage the environment. >> Read the Full Article