You and Us and Me

I met several lovely chickens yesterday when I was in Oakland, and I am now quite smitten. They are truly engrossing creatures to observe; the animal’s social behavior is very complex,…

Toyota’s various recalls have made headlines over the past several weeks. The automaker actually went so far as to stop selling certain models on its car lots across the country. Although many Toyota…

Perhaps they were beginning to feel guilty about their inflated carbon footprints – guilty enough to steal.

The scientific and political stage for the success of solar energy
is set. Markets are huge. Management of growth is the key. Once
demonstration plants run according to plans and expectations, just…

Thin is in, especially regarding digital displays like television and laptop screens. Now a new graphene-based electrode technology has been developed which promises to provide affordable glowing…

French nuclear company Areva announced Monday it is acquiring Ausra, a Mountain View-based concentrated solar thermal startup backed by several Silicon Valley venture capitalists.

AFP - Global warming is starting to worry the International Olympic Committee, with concern mounting over how it might affect future Games.

Reuters - Toyota faced its first U.S. class-action lawsuits stemming from complaints of faulty brakes in its top-selling Prius hybrid car and from investors claiming they were misled…

Rajendra K. Pachauri and the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change are facing accusations of scientific sloppiness and potential financial conflicts of interest.

AP - Bolivia’s government says it expects thousands of activists, environmentalists and scientists to travel to the Andean nation for conference on climate change.

You have done all the things that most green sites have suggested you do to be green. You drive a hybrid, bring your own grocery bags, and carry a refillable bottle of water. You support your local…