673 blog results for "green environment"

Dozens of companies are developing tools to ratchet down home energy use as part of utility smart grid programs, but nobody is sure which approach will stick with consumers.

Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica

Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory licenses carbon nanotube technology to spinoff company for commercialization.

Posted in Military Tech by Mark Rutherford

GoodGuide releases a free app that lets you scan an item's bar code and instantly retrieve info on that product's health, environmental, and social responsibility ratings.

Posted in News - Health Tech by Elizabeth Armstrong Moore

Leading competition for environmental start-ups awards company with a platform for maintaining desired home temperature more efficiently.

Posted in Green Tech by Candace Lombardi

Toys might top your kids' holiday lists this year, but finding safe toys for them might be a little difficult. This roundup offers resources for determining whether your prospective purchase is a safe toy.

Posted in Webware by Don Reisinger

Mario and friends go back to the future on an old-fashioned coin-gathering adventure on the Wii, and Nintendo just may have found a way to kick-start sales back up.

Posted in Crave by Scott Stein

Southern California pilot program to test Helix Wind's small wind turbines to run cell phone towers.

Posted in Green Tech by Candace Lombardi

With more renewable energy projects trying to come online, the country grapples with the balance between local land use and a national push for clean energy.

Posted in Green Tech by Martin LaMonica

U.S. Senator John Kerry says he'll try to outline a compromise climate control bill, and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is upbeat on Washington's intentions.

Posted in Green Tech by Reuters

Researchers in China have adapted carbon nanotubes into a sponge-like material that can be squeezed dry and used to mop up oil spills.

Posted in Crave by John Herrman