Homemade ethanol guru Floyd S. Butterfield and Silicon Valley entrepreneur and innovator Thomas J. Quinn want to see you making ethanol in your backyard. Their creation, called the E-Fuel 100 MicroFueler, is a stacked washer-dryer sized reactor that can convert sugar into ethanol for (they claim) $1.00 per gallon.

A review of 320 studies, announced today, found that design definitely impacts human health.

300 garbage collection trucks in California will soon be fueled by the same trash that they haul. Landfill gas will be purified and liquefied, producing up to 13,000 gallons of liquefied natural gas (LNG) daily.

Unfortunately, a new study, found fixing up ‘This Old House’ may increase exposure to lead in young children.

This 100% biodiesel-powered, 78 ft wave-piercing trimaran aims to set an around-the-world speed record while maintaining a net zero carbon footprint. The Earthrace left Sagunto, Spain, on April 27, and has already made excellent time across the Atlantic, landing in Panama just 8 days later.

Peter Olson, the CEO of Random House will apparently leave his position in the next few weeks. Will Mr.

With the rising cost of power, and the greater awareness of the human impact on the environment, home solar power has long since moved beyond deep green people and would be militia and out into the broader society. Sungevity seems to have hit the mark on how to sell solar to the masses - give it a human face. Literally.

Not everyone is raving about hybrids -- especially a Minnesota family after their son is hit by one. Click to watch the entire story.

On Thursday, Rick Wagoner, Chairman and CEO of General Motors came to San Francisco to speak about the future of the company and "green" auto technology.

Shah borrowed $2,000 from a local trafficker, promising to repay the loan with 24 kilos of opium at harvest time. Late last spring, just before harvest, a government crop-eradication team appeared at the family’s little plot of land in Laghman province and destroyed Shah’s entire two and a half acres of poppies… “I never imagined I’d have to pay for growing opium by giving up my daughter,” says Shah…”It’s my fate,” the child says.

Who knew the strong spirit could help you save money and reduce chemicals?

This article has a great definition of Greenwashing that is easy to understand. It also points out what to look for when choosing a green travel business. Finally it talks about how big business can be sneaky about how green they really are to get more customers through decepitive greenwashing techniques.

Swapping is the latest trend to hit the shopping scene, allowing folks to trade in their old stuff for something new. Check out this post on the best sites for swapping everything from clothes to toys to video games.

Here is an interesting story of a Hampshire village that decided to become less dependent on supermarkets and grow their own food.

The idea kicked in 2003 by Nick Snelgar that got his inspiration from the 70s BBC sitcom where characters where taking care of their own food.