Decarbonization

The National Football League held its second annual carbon-neutral Super Bowl in Detroit Sunday. As "Green Skeptic" Scott Edward Anderson reports, when NFL organizers tackle environmental responsibility, everybody wins. Read More

Are there not tradeoffs for driving an old (mechanically maintained) motor car rather than a new, fuel-efficient, and mostly recyclable one? Read More

In an industry first, Ford Motor Company has issued a report addressing the business implications of climate change, carbon dioxide emissions and global energy concerns. Read More

What is it that enables some structures to survive a hundred years or longer, while others don't even last a few decades? This article makes the case for durability and offers some strategies for achieving it. By Alex Wilson Read More

Mazda Motor Corporation is voluntarily recalling Miata models from 2001 and 2002, in order to lower vehicle emission levels. Read More

A National Institute of Standards and Technology researcher has come up with a method designed to improve the energy efficiency of water chillers that cool large commercial buildings. Read More

The Tokyo Metropolitan Government and the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport have promoted water-retentive pavement and sprinklers placed around the Japanese National Diet Building as ways to counter the heat island effect. Read More

Measures to cut greenhouse gas emissions, minimize water use in snow-making and promote eco-friendly hotels are among a raft of initiatives aimed at making next year's Winter Olympics the greenest ever, according to the U.N. Environment Program (UNEP). Read More

Columnist Gil Friend has some tips. Read More

Methane gas derived from dairy manure offers a substitute for natural gas that can power motor vehicles, according to a new study released by a collaboration of energy, dairy, and environmental groups. Read More