Semiconductor manufacturing giant Texas Instruments' flagship facility in the Philippines has attained a LEED Silver rating for a new building housing assembly and product testing -- the first structure in the country to be certified under the standards maintained by the U.S. Green Building Council. Read More

Just in time for the increasingly long run-up to Earth Day, a new survey brought to us by Nalgene gauges the trashiness of 25 U.S. cities. The findings may -- or, perhaps more likely, may not -- surprise you. Read More

The vehicle, a cross between a satellite and a spy plane, will float 65,000 feet above the Earth for 10 years, and will run on solar-charged fuel cell technology. Read More

A new report from MIT finds that new, high-tech manufacturing systems use anywhere from one thousand to one million times as much energy as older methods. Read More

Green Earth Technologies' G-Oil, which is based on animal fat instead of petrochemicals, will be used in all of the safety trucks for the American Le Mans Series, and was recently certified as meeting the same standards as typical engine oils. Read More

Think about the aerodynamics of jet plane, a sailboat and a minivan. When we build things to fly through the air or propel us through the water, we design efficient vehicles. Not so with cars. Aptera, an auto company startup, aims to change that. Read More

PepsiCo plans to use 50 percent less plastic in its half-liter Aquafina water bottles in a move that will save the company an estimated 75 million pounds of plastic each year. Read More

U.S. Representative Chris Van Hollen has introduced legislation to establish a Green Bank as a tax-exempt wholly owned corporation of the United States that would provide a range of financing support to clean energy and energy efficiency projects in the country. Read More

The Accenture Intelligent City Network will help cities and utilities share information and experiences for developing and implementing smart grid technologies. Read More

Ever wonder how a wunderkind made it big time? Now you can take a page -- literally -- from Tom Szaky's "Revolution in a Bottle" and put the ideas to work in your business. Amie Vaccaro lists 10 tips gleaned from the book by the cofounder and CEO of TerraCycle Inc. Read More