The modern era of recycling began in the meandering wake of the Mobro 4000. The infamous garbage barge spent much of 1987 traveling up and down the eastern seaboard looking for a place to dump its 3000-ton load of New York trash. It was refused at every port. By the time the spurned vessel returned to Long Island, still ferrying its fetid cargo, it had become the poster child for what was trumpeted as a national crisis: dwindling landfill space.

Asia Pacific Automotive Insights, December 1, 2008 - China's Ministry of Science and Technology is veering away from its previous preference for clean diesel as an alternative fuel of choice and is moving towards hybrids, according to Automotive News. An advisor to the ministry claims that Minister Wan Gang is 'very much in favour of hybrid technology', as it provides a stepping stone to the use of all-electric cars.

A super-efficient system that has the potential to power, heat and cool homes across the UK is being developed at Newcastle University.

It works by burning vegetable oil to power a generator and provide electricity for the home. The waste heat from this process is then used to provide heating and hot water and is also converted to cool a fridge.

I recently had the chance to test two state-of-the-art LED light bulbs fromEarthLED. LED bulbs have many advantages over incandescents and compact fluorescent: LEDs use very little power, they last 10 years or more, and they contain no hazardous substances. They are also tough: they can be dropped and turned off and on repeated without damage, they can operate in very cold or warm temperatures.

If there are pests in your house, it can probably be an incredibly frustrating thing, one that you might lose sleep over. Alright, perhaps not that extreme. But, regardless, if there are pests, one of the things that you are probably very concerned with is getting rid of them. No one wants cockroaches or ants or any other bugs in their house. Now, you could go with the very typical method of just calling up an exterminator and he could do some sort of gassing, probably with something very harmful and the bugs will be destroyed. But, that isn't the only form of pest control.

There are safer methods that are also much healthier for the Earth. These sorts of companies use chemicals that are much safer and by doing this, don't do their part to destroy the planet. Furthermore, because they are interested in Earth safety, they also take into consideration the ecological effects of these bugs to determine why they are there. Their job is to ensure that the bugs are gone for good and don't just pop up again when you least expect it.

When push comes to shove, the method of extermination is entirely up to you. But, for getting rid of the bugs, try a cleaner method. It doesn't cost much more, if anything else, and it is much safer. But, in the end, that decision is entirely up to you.

Despite plunging gas prices, the auto industry's move to greener and more fuel-efficient technology appears to be gaining momentum with a growing number of manufacturers betting on a market for cars, trucks and crossovers running entirely on battery power.

The transformation is being driven home at the Los Angeles Auto Show which runs until the end of the week and showcases a new focus on "electrification,"

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Technology to deliver "dramatic" cuts in emissions already exists, but knowledge gaps and old habits mean progress in being made "at a snail's pace," argues the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) in a new report.

Low-income people who live in old or flimsy housing are becoming prime targets for cities and groups intent on slashing energy use.

Recent efforts to cut energy consumption in the home have focused on new construction, often in more affluent areas and public buildings. Now, community organizations and cities that have embraced the green effort are homing in on low-income houses and apartments to reduce emissions and help poor people lower their utility bills.

Orlando, Fla. -- Most climate scientists say the Earth is getting hotter and that human activity is speeding up the process. At its Interim Meeting in November, the AMA House of Delegates agreed with the scientific consensus.