What's so smart about Smart Cars? Sure, their small size (at first glance, they seem to be no bigger than a large roller skate) makes them easy to maneuver in ... Read More

Faced with the threat of a presidential veto that would have shut down the federal government in the midst of an economic crisis, congressional Democrats reluctantly agreed to allow the ... Read More

In a year when every presidential candidate is talking almost daily about energy and the environment, and staking out positions on issues such as global warming, offshore drilling and nuclear ... Read More

Bisphenol A (BPA), the controversial chemical that is in many everyday products such as plastic baby bottles and the plastic liniing in most food and beverage cans, was in the ... Read More

With global warming redefining the environmental, political and economic landscape these days, people everywhere are seeking a better understanding of how much their everyday decisions contribute to greenhouse gas emissions ... Read More

The City of San Antonio, Texas, has just struck a deal with a private energy services firm that will make it the first U.S. city to convert human waste into ... Read More

As Hurricane Ike pounds toward the Gulf Coast of Texas, gasoline prices are surging along with seawater. Wholesale gasoline prices have already soared to nearly $5.00 per gallon, and retail ... Read More

When John McCain accepted the Republican nomination for president last night [September 4, 2008], he talked about education and the economy, about terrorism and taxes, about knowing who he works ... Read More

New research now supports the infamous “hockey stick” graph that shows temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere beginning to skyrocket around the time of the Industrial Revolution, illustrating the link between ... Read More