The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced plans to evaluate the safety and sustainability of a natural gas drilling technique called hydraulic fracturing, or “fracking.” The organization will conduct case studies in seven different locations in North Dakota, Texas, Pennsylvania, and Colorado. “Fracking” is a means of natural gas extraction used in deep wells…
Saving the arts through solar energy? It’s possible, and the San Diego Unified School Board accomplished it on Tuesday night. During the special budget meeting, a $115 million revenue and expenditure solutions plan was introduced to help close the budget deficit. This plan included reducing the district’s Visual and Performing Arts Department (VAPA), to which…
The Department of Defense (DOD) is at the genesis of large-scale integration of plug-in electric vehicles (PEVs) into its non-tactical ground fleet as part of federal government efforts toward expanding usage of alternative fuel vehicles. The DOD has identified certain segments of the non-tactical fleet that are “ripe for achieving cost parity,” according to Camron…
Published on May 29, 2011 by the San Francisco Chronicle For the past six years, those mustard-yellow stickers affixed to the haunches of 85,000 California hybrid vehicles have been golden. Not only have they granted solo drivers free admission to the carpool lane, they have also boosted the resale value of the vehicles by thousands…
The U.S. Green Chamber has recently partnered up with Four Years. Go (4YG), a global movement committed to setting humanity on a path to a just and sustainable future by the end of 2014. Both organizations have similar goals and values, and they believe collaboration will strengthen their ability to make a difference in the…