When we're talking about charging a plug-in vehicle at home in North America, there are really only two ways it can be done: you can use a standard 3-prong wall...
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Verizon follows AT&T into the smart grid game
All of the phone companies have show interest in selling space on their networks for utility smart grid deployments — but some have been more aggressive than others. This...
Porsche's latest 911 race car uses electric hybrid system with flywheel for energy storage
More than a decade after the debut of the Toyota Prius, Porsche is racing a new version of its evergreen 911 that has some potential to shake up the world of hybrid...
Manchin: Obama ‘dead wrong’ on climate policy
West Virginia Gov. Joe Manchin (D), who trails in recent polls in his Senate race, said Friday that President Obama is “dead wrong” for supporting cap-and-trade plans to...
Move over, carbon, humans are jolting nitrogen, too
For anyone doubting whether a lowly hominid could be a planet-scale influence, a paper on the human domination of the global nitrogen cycle in the Oct. 8 edition of...
Bad news for electric cars: consumers don’t understand them
Despite the hype and the near-ubiquity of the Toyota Prius (pictured), most Americans remain leery of buying alternative-fuel vehicles. That's probably because they...
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Toxic sludge almost the size of Gulf Oil spill
AP - The mighty Danube was apparently absorbing Hungary's massive toxic red sludge spill with little immediate harm, officials reported Friday - even though the...
BLM approves Brightsource's Ivanpah solar project
And we’re off to the races: Brightsource Energy Inc. of Oakland was cleared by federal regulators Thursday to begin construction on its desert solar power installation,...
Coal companies charged with massive violations of water pollution laws in Kentucky
A coalition of environmental advocates took the first step today toward bringing a lawsuit against three mining operations in Kentucky for a staggering number of alleged...
Florida Dem 'rejects' Sierra Club endorsement
Florida Senate candidate Kendrick Meek (D) reacted angrily to the Sierra Club co-endorsing him and Gov. Charlie Crist (I). The environmental group said it made the...
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