Corvette owner orders electric Yaris from Hybrid Technologies
Filed under: EV/Plug-in, USAHave you ever done something that was absolutely antithetical to your peer group and then had the nerve to tell ...

Lower speed limit movement spreading as John Warner jumps aboard
Filed under: MPG, Legislation and PolicyAs fuel prices show no signs of subsiding any time soon, calls are starting to increase for reviving...

Organic carrots, or a new iPhone?
By Tom PhilpottThings are getting rough here in the land of cheap food. Corn and soy -- building blocks of the industrial-food system -- are...

DOE Expands International Effort to Develop Fuel-Efficient Trucks
Filed under: MPGOne of the big contributors to rising food prices over the past year has been the cost of getting food from the field to the...

Rainforest Destruction - Greater and More Concentrated
[Another post by Ken Levenson.]Deforestation is not only unabated, it's accelerating around the globe. The problem is growing bigger, and ...

The VC Asset Class Crisis Thing
So, the venture capital asset class is in crisis. Or at least that's what the NVCA is saying today as it rings the alarm bell asking for p...

Did US Agricultural Policy Lead to the Mad Cow Disease Epidemic?
I discuss this question in the context of the need for an independent, authoritative perspective on technology assessment in my latest colum...

Maxwell will supply ultracaps for Milan's electric buses
Filed under: Diesel, Emerging Technologies, EV/Plug-in, HybridAbout a year ago, Maxwell Technologies told the world about the Chinese govern...

Australia's First Carbon Neutral Solar Powered Resort
Hidden Valley Cabins is Australia's first carbon neutral resort and tour company. The solar powered getaway is located one and half hours ...