| The solar-powered bikini makes waves Do you think a solar-powered bikini and similar "swimware" bring us closer to a renewable energy future or make it seem like a pipe dream? Read the full story Toyota's solar-powered car...factory It's in sunny England. Near where water first powered the Industrial Revolution's textile mills, the Japanese car maker is installing five football fields of solar panels to produce 7,000 cars a year. Read the full story GM's chief is pushing for higher gas taxes GM's chief Dan Akerson believes that raising the gas tax would lead to an increase in people buying fuel-efficient cars, and that would be far more beneficial for the environment than forcing automakers to comply with higher gas-mileage standards. Read the full story Panasonic, AT&T partner on in-car wireless tech Panasonic and AT&T are partnering to research and develop in-car mobile technology for the North American auto market. Read the full story Mitsubishi, Hawaii partner on EV charging infrastructure Mitsubishi and the State of Hawaii are deploying electric car charging infrastructure to prove to residents that EVs are within reach of the average American. Read the full story If China leads the world in clean tech, why are people dying? A future of renewables, maybe. A grim present for sure, highlighted by a coal-related death in Inner Mongolia. Read the full story Consumer Reports lists best, worst new cars for fuel economy Consumer Reports names the best (and worst) new cars for fuel economy. The results may or may not surprise you. Read the full story Offshore production may enhance, not hurt, US employment: analysis Economists conclude that Apple's deployment of overseas production to make iPods enhanced the company's capability to support a higher-paid domestic workforce. Read the full story Responding to solar demand, SunRun eyes East Coast SunRun brings its lease-like business model for solar panel installations to Massachusetts, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Read the full story Antwerp rewards 'clean ships' that call to port To reduce emissions, the Port Authority of Antwerp will reward cleaner, greener ships calling at port with a 10 percent discount on tonnage dues. Read the full story Has the time come for digital mail delivery? The good news is that the USPS managed to cut its greenhouse gas emissions 8 percent last year; the bad news is that agency is still expected to reach its borrowing limit this year. Read the full story Total closer to SunPower stake: Oil money flows to solar as clouds loom Oil and gas giant Total is set to buy 60 percent of solar panel maker SunPower June 14 after the companies received approval from the European Union. What's unclear is whether this oil-solar combination is transformational to the energy industry. Read the full story Tissue-engineered hearts and bones may help repair our damaged bodies Using stem cells and biological scaffolding, a Columbia University professor leads a team to engineer functional human tissues. Read the full story HP uses cell phones to fight malaria HP and PING partner up to use cell phones to fight malaria. Read the full story A new geothermal technique packs a one-two punch A new way of generating geothermal energy could also sequester carbon, making it doubly beneficial to the climate. Read the full story Nuclear meltdowns nearly made northern Japan uninhabitable Theoretical physicist Dr. Michio Kaku has said that northern Japan was nearly "lost," amid newly released information that three of the Fukushima Daiichi reactors went into a state of meltdown within hours of the Mar. 11. earthquake of Japan's coast. Read the full story McCormick spices up renewable energy profile with solar investment Spice and specialty food maker McCormick & Co. has flipped the switch on its second major solar installation designed in collaboration with Constellation Energy.The 1.8-megawatt system is being described as one of the largest solar installations in Maryland. Read the full story | 
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