Environmentalism today is generating more interest in the world than at any time since the 1970’s, but environmentalism today is very different from the modern movement that began on Earth Day nearly 36 years ago.
When comparing the environmental movement today to environmentalism back then, two things are evident: First, important goals have been accomplished in the last thirty [...]

There is a network of tree nurseries and over-sustainable forestry operations that are reforesting vast swaths of Central America.  It is a huge success story.  One example of this profitable process is Finca Leola, with reforesting operations in the northern highlands of Costa Rica.

The tropical highlands of Costa Rica

Finca Leola’s principle of business is simple [...]

If the Tesla Roadster is being powered with 6,831 laptop batteries, the Chevy “Volt” may end up running on Black & Decker power tool batteries.  That’s not quite accurate, but in both cases, a lithium ion battery with a proven track record in other consumer applications is finding its way into the next generation of electric cars.

Ed Benarcik
VP Pack [...]

Calling an e-flex vehicle a “series hybrid” is not accurate, according to Larry Burns, Vice President of Research and Development for General Motors, and he’s right.

Larry Burns
GM’s VP R&D and Planning
Photo: General Motors

In order to see why GM’s revolutionary new Chevy “Volt” automobile design is different from typical hybrids, the “series” designation is helpful, but [...]

Here are questions regarding the notion of anthropogenic CO2 causing runaway global warming that all who opine might find worth personally investigating:

Aerosol forcing in motion

- atmospheric CO2 molecules boil off the upper atmosphere and are self limiting
- the impact of increasing atmospheric CO2 is non-linear, we’ve already seen most of the warming effect
- global [...]

It is an article of faith among environmentalists that recycling is superior to landfills as a way to process municipal waste.  But reality does not always conform to articles of faith, especially when it comes to environmentalism.  We’ve reported on this before, read “Recycling Myths.”
First of all, contrary to popular belief, there is plenty of [...]

It should come as no surprise that India, a nation of over a billion people with one of the most advanced high technology sectors on earth, would be jumping big-time into the photovoltaic game.  After all, photovoltaic energy, right now, is probably the most viable clean renewable energy technology candidate in the world to replace conventional [...]