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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.

  Teams from around the world are gearing up for the Automotive X Prize, a competition that will award part of $10 million to the team that builds the cleanest production-ready 100 MPGe (mile per gallon equivalent) vehicle.

Is there a culture of racism in the environmental movement? Or are the only people who care about conservation white males? It turns out that African-Americans are at least as supportive of environmental issues as middle-class whites, and Hispanics exceed both groups in their levels of support.

Help secure a share of USD$1 million for your country by making a free personal pledge on www.thegreatestrace.com/pledgenow.  

"Green collar" jobs - jobs that would be created if we, as a culture, were serious about making our infrastructure more sustainable - could be an important part of the environmentalist's message. It can't just be about doing good. People also have to eat. A profile of Van Jones and his "Green for All" campaign.

Competing in the "alternative fuels" division, a converted Volvo S40 using ethanol recently won a 6-hour race in Nurburgring, Germany. Team HEICO SPORTIV's two drivers, Patrick Brenndorfer and Martin Muller took turns to help steer the vehicle to victory.

This is a race between an electric car and a Ferrari race car. See who wins...