Back in college, a few years ago, my model for the perfect environment-friendly lifestyle was the Walden Pond of Henry David Thoreau. Far from the bustling metropolis and in close communion with nature, nothing could be greener, or so I thought.

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Boulder, CO – Four wilderness lovers and conservation professionals from England, Canada and the U.S., calling themselves “The Jaguars,” departed Albuquerque, New Mexico on the afternoon of October 27, 2009, on a motorcycle odyssey to Merida, Mexico to attend WILD9, the 9th World Wilderness Congress, which runs from Nov. 6 – 13, 2009.

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The US National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) successfully launched its Ares I-X rocket Wednesday, October 28, 2009 from the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. The spectacular test flight lasted for 6 minutes from launch to splashdown (of the rocket’s booster stage) 150 miles downstream.

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I came across the inspiring story of William Kamkwamba, African inventor and co-author of The Boy Who Harnessed The Wind, a few days ago on Twitter. Since then, I couldn’t stop thinking about the difficulties and disadvantages this man faced trying to put his idea into reality in his village in Malawi, Africa.

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Last year, we were all thrilled by the introduction of the innovative Mcgyan® Biodiesel Process to produce biodiesel. Today, Nick Chambers at Gas 2.0, reports that the developers of the process, Ever Cat Fuels, has just opened its biodiesel plant in Isanti, Minnesota capable of producing 3 million gallons (MGY) of diesel fuel every year, [...]

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One of our more popular stories last week was about China taking the leadership on renewables development and overtaking the United States as the world’s largest clean energy market. We waited for an answer and it wasn’t long in coming. Who else would take the cudgels for the US but our own energy capital, the [...]

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Monday, October 5, 2009, is World Habitat Day 2009. The United Nations has designated the first Monday of October to be World Habitat Day and in view of the recent natural calamities that devastated some countries in South East Asia and the Pacific, leaving thousands of people homeless, this is our chance to really make [...]

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Plastic waste into fuel? (Photo: Envion)
If you’ve been following this blog for a while now, you know that plastic recycling is one of the environmental initiatives that we support in this site. That’s why when I came across this news about a company that proposes to convert plastic waste into fuel, I simply couldn’t contain [...]

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Tom Pace, CEO of Pacebutler Corporation, delivered the keynote address to the annual banquet sponsored by the Character Council of Central Oklahoma (CCOCO). The group holds this event every year to honor individuals and organizations for their contribution “to character growth in the community.”

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The algae, Cladophora, has long been considered a nuisance in many communities, notably along the Great Lakes coastlines, where large amounts of rotting algae have been fouling the shorelines. Recent developments in alternative energy research, however, may change people’s perception of this organism.

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