Biofuels will likely be part of a portfolio of solutions to high energy prices, including conservation, more efficient energy use, and use of other alternative fuels.
By William Coyle - Senior Economist, Economic Research Service, USDA

The conference began with the recognition that our world, our only habitat, is a biotic system under such stress that it threatens to fail in fundamental and irreversible ways.
Courtesy Yale School of Forestry & Environmental Studies

How much gasoline would the nation save in the year 2035 if lightweight hybrid and plug-in hybrid vehicles dominated the marketplace? More than 68 billion gallons, or about half the fuel currently used each year by today's vehicles.
By Anne Trafton, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

HOME ENVIROSENSE

CITY & COMMUNITY EFFORTS

As "consumers" we are frequently confronted with life style decisions that can impact our environment. There are a few choices in this life that can make a big difference in what the quality of life will be for those who follow us.
By Kelly Hart - Founder, Green Home Building

By now we all know the grim reality — that over 40 percent of the global population or 2.5 billion people live without access to improved sanitation.
By Ms. Therese Dooley, Senior Advisor, Hygiene & Sanitation, UNICEF

GLOBAL FRONTIER

BACK TO NATURE

The Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO), Australia's national science agency and one of the largest and most diverse research agencies in the world, announces a Post combustion carbon capture (PCC) project in China at it's Huaneng Beijing Co-Generation Power Plant.
Courtesy CSIRO

Wealthy nations willing to collectively spend about $1 billion annually could prevent the emission of roughly half a billion metric tons of carbon dioxide per year for the next 25 years, new research suggests.
By Emily Caldwell - Assistant Director, Research Communications Ohio State University

GREEN LEADER PROFILE

GS PRODUCT PICKS

In India, as elsewhere in Asia, laws to protect the environment have long been in place. Yet in India, as elsewhere, such laws are often honored in the breach, and flagrantly so.
Courtesy Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation

World's Best Cat Litter. The highly absorbent proteins and fibers found naturally in corn actually bind cat urine and odor molecules in the litter.

TO YOUR HEALTH

ARTS/ENTERTAINMENT FOR CHANGE

American Diabetes Association's new MyFoodAdvisor™ shows healthy eating doesn't have to be difficult.
Courtesy American Diabetes Association

As a show of solidarity with the Dalai Lama and Tibet, 20 artists have come together to release this historic double album on the eve of the Beijing Olympics.eening Program.
Courtesy The Art of Peace Foundation

BOOKS FOR THOUGHT

ECO PHOTO & WORD OF THE MONTH

With a rhythmic, meditative tone, the words of The Noble Wilds flow gracefully along the pages, complemented by the luminous photos of God's creations in nature.
By Supreme Master Ching Hai

Flowind, Altamont Pass, California, USA.



A wind farm is a collection of wind turbines in the same location. They generate wind-powered electricity. Production varies with the wind.