If you’re looking for a fun way to save money and help save the environment, building your own greenhouse is a great idea. A greenhouse can range from a small room carrying a few plants over the winter, to an immense heated glass building called a hothouse or conservatory, covering acres of ground and used [...]

All hail Barack Obama! President Barack Obama’s ambitious plan to revive the economy and cut unemployment is a very clever method of solving the global economic crisis and save the environment. His vision for investing in alternative fuel technology and promoting hybrid carscomplements his approach. But in reality, who is going to invest in renewable [...]

IST Energy, a small company in Waltham, Massachusetts has unvailed a unique solution for turning ordinary trash into energy. The product is a self contained unit the size of a shipping container that gasifies trash and converts it to electricity and heat. The company calls it the Green Energy Machine (GEM).  The GEM is targeted [...]

At the World Future Energy Summit in Abu Dhabi, Kevin Parker, Global Head of Deutsche Bank’s Asset Management division stated that up to $45 trillion in new alternative energy investment will be needed to replace the world’s dependency on carbon-based fuels. Mr. Parker $45 trillion price tag is based on an estimated provided by the [...]

Continental Airlines Inc. last week successfully flew a Boeing 737 twin-engine jet powered powered partly by a biofuel consisting of algae and weed. The 2 hour test flight was conducted over Houston, the carrier’s headquarters. The test involved powering one of the two engines with a mix of 50% kerosene and a blend of fuel [...]

The Cape Wind project looks like it could really become reality.  A plan to build a $1.2 billion, privately run wind farm off the Cape Cod shore cleared a major hurdle yesterday when the Interior Department deemed it environmentally safe. The 800-page report by Interior’s Minerals Management Service said the 24 square-mile wind farm in [...]

Shares of alternative energy companies, particularly those related to solar energy, jumped this week as investors give the thumb’s-up sign to Barack Obama and his clean-energy proposals. Over the weekend president-elect Barack Obama mentioned his programs for research and development on energy efficiency. His plan is part of his $300 billion economic relief plan he [...]

President-elect Barack Obama sees the current recession as the boost America needs to get into the clean-energy business and create millions of green-collar jobs. As the costs of alternative energy — such as wind, solar and geothermal power — gradually fall to the level of traditional sources, businesses will increasingly choose those alternative options as [...]

Major global investment banks like JP Morgan have plunged head first into the business of carbon trading. The carbon market is an international experiment to reduce greenhouse gases that cause global warming. It is done by subsidizing the distribution of efficient cooking stoves in poor countries. Because the new, improved stoves save fuel and produce [...]

Things are getting tougher with the price of oil and the state of our economy. The mortgage crisis and unemployment escalation are undermining consumer confidence. Never mind the price of gasoline, the public is up in arms and outraged at the situation. Alternative Fuels To The Rescue It’s obvious that governments, and the auto and [...]