June 2008 Archives

Hewlett-Packard may be known best for computer equipment but, with the help of Oregon State University, the company has developed a technique that could potentially help double the efficiency of modern solar panels.

That manicured, green lawn can be anything but "green" when it comes to its impact on your carbon footprint. Learn what steps to take to make your lawn as easy on the environment as it is on the eyes.

A trio of New Zealanders has turned a kitchen experiment (file under “do not try this at home”) into an enterprise with exciting promise for addressing the problem of what on earth to do with used plastic shopping bags.

The Algalita Marine Research Foundation is sounding the alarm about the increasing amount of plastic debris clogging our oceans by setting sail across the Pacific on 15,000 plastic bottles.

Think your hybrid can't break 100 miles per gallon? A new breed of efficiency-obsessives begs to differ, employing a range of fuel-saving driving techniques to make the most of every precious drop of gas.