About 45 minutes north of downtown Los Angeles, a machine the size of a small truck flattens tons of food scraps, paper towels and other household trash into the side of a growing 300-foot pile.
To Waste Management, which operates the landfill, this is more than just a mountain of garbage. Pipes tunneled deep into the […]

When the green flag waved to start the Green Grand Prix of Watkins Glen, Robert Beam was out to smoke the field.
Literally.
His 1988 Isuzu Trooper was powered by wood chips in the only road rally for alternate-fuel vehicles and hybrids in the United States, sponsored by the Sports Car Club of America.
“We were going to […]

This article examines the benefits and potential issues you could face when thinking of moving over to wind power.

Giant solar energy balloons floating high in the air may be a cheap way to provide electricity to areas lacking the land and infrastructure needed for traditional power systems, researchers in Israel say.
The world is racing to find renewable energy sources to replace fossil fuels, and entrepreneurs are scrambling for a slice of a clean […]