Energy

Xerox will open a new $60 million manufacturing plant that will produce a toner it is touting as more environmentally friendly. Read More

East Los Angeles College will build a solar farm that will generate nearly enough electricity to fulfill all the campus' daytime needs. Read More

Ford Motor Corp. announced Thursday it will install its patented Fumes-to-Fuel system at its Oakville, Ontario, Assembly Plant, which will convert emissions from its paint shop into electricity. Read More

The Kroger Co. got into the ethanol business this week by becoming the first U.S. retailer to sell VeraSun's VE85, a branded blend of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline. Read More

Sony's new bio-battery that uses the sugar in carbohydrates to generate electricity -- as an example, the company demonstrated using a sports drink to power a small fan or a Walkman. Read More

Carfax will launch a carbon neutral campaign Saturday at the Carfax 250 NASCAR Busch Series race, an event it bills as the first carbon neutral stock car race in history. Read More

The initial phase of the state's first LEED-certified affordable housing development has been finished, with the second phase slated for completion this fall. Read More

The college, which was also just named the greenest college in the Southeast, will join with the city in a first-of-its-kind to work together on reducing the region's carbon emissions and further their mutual climate protection goals. Read More

Dole Food Co. announced plans Friday to make its banana and pineapple supply chain carbon neutral. Read More

Merrill Lynch expands its line of "green" indexes with a new product that tracks the growing movement to reduce energy costs and carbon emissions. Read More