'environment' entries

Water comes under a large amount of criticism for how environmentally unfriendly it is to bottle water somewhere and then truck it across the country. It creates tons of carbon dioxide and of course millions of plastic bottles get used and then thrown away. It is not a nice picture. But what about other beverages? Are they flying under the eco-radar while water gets pummeled?

There is a new technology in road de-icing that is replacing rock salt as the preferred treatment for icy and snowy roads. The new technology is sugar beet juice.

670 EnergyRacers are doing great things to fight global warming.

An EnergyRacer emailed me yesterday to tell me about an innovative technique that her electricity provider uses to conserve energy during peak demand periods such as hot summer afternoons.

Can the SUV go from popular but environmentally destructive, to a green vehicle that maintains a tough image?