> How Did A Small Illinois Town End Up With 300 Plug-In Cars?: "Don't let the name fool you; Normal, Illinois, is actually unique. Dubbed EV Town, the [electric-car] initiative includes electric-car purchase incentives, and an aggressive effort by the local government and businesses to develop charging infrastructure."
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> Nike Unveils Water-Free Dyeing Process: "The eco-friendly method called 'ColorDry' eliminates the use of water and harmful chemicals, reducing energy consumption."
> The Greenest Things to Do With Your Body After You Die: "Every year cemeteries across the U.S. bury over 100,000 tons of steel and 1,500,000 tons of concrete from coffins and re-enforced vaults. Green burials are all about reconnecting death and nature, reducing exorbitant costs, and sparking an environmental paradigm shift. "
> How Green is Your Campus? The 10 greenest college campuses in the U.S.
> Downtown Denver Launches Denver 2030 District: "The Denver 2030 District is a unique public/private partnership that brings property owners and managers together with local governments, businesses, and other community stakeholders to provide a business model for urban sustainability through collaboration, leveraged financing, and shared resources. The District's goals include an aggregated reduction in energy and water use, and an increase in alternative methods of transportation among the District member buildings by the year 2030."
> Solar Energy Is Heading to Mainstream in the United States: "Shayle Kann, Vice President of Research at GTM, wanted to assess whether solar is becoming mainstream. He decided to use a checklist, since the U.S. solar market is so complex... So Kann devised a checklist to help answer the question, At what point does solar become mainstream in US? And how close are we?"
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> Paseo Verde in Philly First to Achieve LEED-ND Platinum: "Maximizing mixed use and transportation connections helped this Philadelphia project score the most points since LEED for Neighborhood Development’s creation."
> Haiti switches on to solar power as sustainable electricity solution: 'Solar energy is clean, green and can help to solve Haiti's power crisis. Now the world's largest solar hospital is lighting the way"
> Wind Power Rivals Coal With $1 Billion Order From Warren Buffett: "The decision by Warren Buffett’s utility company to order about $1 billion of wind turbines for projects in Iowa shows how a drop in equipment costs is making renewable energy more competitive with power from fossil fuels."
> SISCA asks students to innovate sustainable solutions: "Grad students from 17 universities around the world submit project proposals to the Sustainability Innovation Student Challenge Award (SISCA) competition, hoping to win the $10,000 grand prize or a $2,500 runner up prize."
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> Algae to crude oil: Million-year natural process takes minutes in the lab: "Engineers have created a continuous chemical process that produces useful crude oil minutes after they pour in harvested algae — a verdant green paste with the consistency of pea soup."