Wouldn’t it be great if all outdoor parking lots had a nice canopy that could shade your car from the sun’s rays and other harsh outdoor elements, as well as generate electricity for surrounding facilities?

Well, that’s exactly what the employees have at the Agilent Technologies campus in Santa Rosa, California…

Since she was four years old Emily Cummins has been creating very useful and eco friendly products inside her grandfather’s potting shed.

Her interest in helping Third World Countries led her to create a portable solar fridge that can keep perishables cool for days at a temperature of 6c…

Since Americans spend about $1.5 billion on gas everyday, wouldn’t it be wiser, and more affordable, to carpool with others to cut fuel consumption in half?

Of course it would be, and that’s why there are ride share programs like eRideShare.com.

Here’s a blog post that was contributed to our Stories and Successes section by Jill Miller…

Bryan Beer not only has a cool last name, but he also has a very cool idea for the future of fuel: Jatropha trees.

If you’re wondering what a Jatropha tree is, it’s a tree that is native to Central America, and it produces fruit with seeds that contain oil. This oil can be used to power diesel engines.

A small town in Missouri known as Rock Port has become the first community in the U.S. to operate completely on wind power.

According to a map published by the U.S. Department of Energy, Missouri has the highest concentrations of wind resources, so Rock Port is using four wind turbines out of a larger set of 75 located across three counties to gather its power…

The 37-foot Green Monster wall at Boston’s Fenway Park is famous for reducing a batter’s chance at hitting a home run, but now the park is getting something even greener that is going to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions of the park by 18 tons per year.

The famous baseball stadium that has hosted ten World Series has just installed a solar heating system that consists of 28 Heliodyne solar hot water collectors and four 400-gallon storage tanks…

It’s no secret that a nice cold beer is something that many people look forward to after a long day of work or an intense week of studying for exams.

But did you ever think you could make all those empty beer bottles you have just laying in your recycling bin a part of your home?

Traditionally, only the kernel of a corn plant could be used to make ethanol, but scientists at Michigan State University have discovered a way to use the entire corn plant’and it all has to do with a cow.

An enzyme which helps cows digest grass and other fibers is the key to reducing fuel costs and creating alternative energy sources…

One reason why we enjoy publishing this blog so much is that we’ve met a wide range of people who share our interest in the green movement.

Not only do we get to share our thoughts with them, but we are also constantly learning of new ecological initiatives on campuses and in communities around the globe.

One of the people we have been fortunate enough to interact with since the launch of the blog is Jessica…

Keep America Beautiul, one of the nation’s largest, volunteer-based non-profit organizations, combines education with hands-on stewardship to make America’s communites cleaner and greener.

They recently kicked off their Great American Cleanup campaign today in California, and it included visits from state officials, community tree planting activities and other environmental initiatves…